ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,725,381, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to EXOCAD GMBH (Darmstadt, Germany).

"Relative mirroring for simultaneous adjustment of multiple tooth models" was invented by Iurie Chiosa (Weiterstadt, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a computer-implemented method for adjusting an arrangement of a plurality of three-dimensional digital tooth models for a dental restoration. The method comprises selecting at least one of the three-dimensional digital tooth models, which is paired with a corresponding three-dimensional digital tooth model. A first calculation of a first adjustment of a geometric form of the selected tooth model...