System for recommending dental restoration material
Patent Information
- Application Number
- TW114113532
- Authority / Receiving Office
- TW · TW
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-10
- Publication Date
- 2026-10-16
- Estimated Expiration
- 2045-04-09
AI Technical Summary
The existing process for selecting dental restorative materials is complex, time-consuming, and requires repeated efforts due to potential mismatches, increasing the workload for dentists and dental technicians.
A dental restoration material recommendation system comprising a data storage module, interface processing module, and data processing module that compares user input color parameters with stored material information to recommend suitable dental restoration materials based on tooth position, type, and brand, displaying results in a user interface.
This system simplifies the selection process by directly recommending suitable materials, reducing the need for complex communication between dentists and technicians, saving time and labor, and ensuring accurate color matching.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical Field]
[0001] This disclosure relates to a dental restorative material recommendation system, and more particularly to a dental restorative material recommendation system that can find dental restorative materials with suitable material colors according to the user's needs. [Previous Technology]
[0002] Generally speaking, when a tooth is found to be damaged or missing, the patient usually needs to seek the assistance of a dentist to carry out corresponding measures such as tooth repair, denture fitting, or dental implantation. However, regardless of the measures taken, the dentist will try to choose restorative materials that are suitable for the color of the target tooth or adjacent teeth in order to maintain the consistency of tooth color in the patient's oral cavity.
[0003] In the past, dentists would first take photographs of the patient's teeth and use a colorimeter or color chart to obtain preliminary color parameters of the target teeth. These photographs and color parameters would then be provided to a dental technician. The dental technician would then use their experience and visual inspection to identify potentially suitable restorative materials based on the photographs and color parameters, providing these to the dentist for selection. However, this process is not only overly complicated and time-consuming, but also requires repeating the process if the chosen material does not meet the dentist's needs, until a suitable material is selected. This increases the workload for both the dentist and the dental technician.
[0004] Therefore, how to design an effective dental restoration material recommendation system to improve the aforementioned problems is an urgent issue to be addressed. [Summary of the Invention]
[0005] This disclosure provides a dental restorative material recommendation system that can find suitable material colors based on user needs.
[0006] In at least one embodiment of this disclosure, the dental restoration material recommendation system includes a data storage module, an interface processing module, and a data processing module. In at least one embodiment of this disclosure, the data storage module is used to store a plurality of dental restoration material information entries, wherein each dental restoration material information entry corresponds to at least one color parameter; the interface processing module is used to generate a user interface, and the user interface is used to receive target tooth demand information, wherein the demand information includes a set color parameter for the target tooth; the data processing module compares the set color parameter in the demand information with at least one color parameter of the plurality of dental restoration material information entries to generate a recommendation result and display it on the user interface, wherein the recommendation result includes at least one selected target dental restoration material information entry.
[0007] In some embodiments disclosed herein, the requirement information includes the position of the target tooth.
[0008] In some embodiments disclosed herein, the requirements information includes the type of dental restorative material, the brand, or the brand of the shade guide used.
[0009] In some embodiments disclosed herein, the data processing module compares the dental restoration material information of the corresponding brand based on the tooth position of the target tooth and the type of dental restoration material required, so as to filter out at least one target dental restoration material information.
[0010] In some embodiments disclosed herein, when there are multiple target dental restorative material materials, these target dental restorative material materials will be arranged in order of recommendation priority.
[0011] In some embodiments disclosed herein, the color parameters and the set color parameters are Lab values.
[0012] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the data storage module is connected to a network database to update multiple dental restoration material information.
[0013] In some embodiments disclosed herein, each piece of target dental restorative material information includes at least one of the brand, name, color code, and size of the corresponding dental restorative material.
[0014] In some embodiments disclosed herein, the dental restoration material recommendation system further includes a color matching module electrically connected to an interface processing module, and the color matching module is used to obtain the set color parameters of the target tooth and transmit the set color parameters to the interface processing module.
[0015] In some embodiments disclosed herein, the colorimetric module is electrically connected to the data storage module, and the colorimetric module is used to obtain new dental restoration material information and store the new dental restoration material information in the data storage module for updating multiple pieces of dental restoration material information.
Implementation Method
[0016] Since the various configurations and embodiments are merely illustrative and not restrictive, those skilled in the art, upon reading this specification, may generate other configurations and embodiments without departing from the scope of this disclosure. The features and advantages of these embodiments will become more apparent from the following detailed description and the claims.
[0017] In this document, the word "a" or "an" is used to describe the elements and components described herein. This is used only for convenience of illustration and to provide a general meaning regarding the scope of this disclosure. Therefore, unless it is clearly intended otherwise, such a description should be understood to include one or at least one, and the singular also includes the plural.
[0018] In this document, the terms “comprising,” “including,” “having,” or any other similar terms are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, an element or structure containing a plurality of elements is not limited to those listed herein, but may include other elements not expressly listed but which are generally inherent to the element or structure.
[0019] The dental restoration material recommendation system disclosed herein is mainly used to recommend dental restoration materials suitable for a patient's target teeth. In at least one embodiment of this disclosure, the dental restoration material can be a dental veneer, inlay, or crown / bridge restoration. Please refer to Figure 1, which is a system block diagram of one embodiment of the dental restoration material recommendation system disclosed herein. As shown in Figure 1, the dental restoration material recommendation system 1 disclosed herein can be software (e.g., computer software or mobile application) installed on hardware (e.g., computer host, server, smartphone, mobile device, or similar device), or a combination of the aforementioned hardware and software. In at least one embodiment of this disclosure, the dental restoration material recommendation system 1 disclosed herein includes a data storage module 10, an interface processing module 20, and a data processing module 30, and the data processing module 30 is electrically connected to the data storage module 10 and the interface processing module 20, respectively.
[0020] In at least one embodiment of this disclosure, the data storage module 10 is used to store multiple pieces of dental restoration material information. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the data storage module 10 may be a combination of a hard drive, memory, or other hardware device with data storage function and related software, and the aforementioned software may be stored in the hardware device. However, this disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the data storage module 10 may also be a separately provided software, database, or hardware.
[0021] In at least one embodiment of this disclosure, each piece of dental restorative material information includes relevant information about a dental restorative material, such as the type, brand, name, color, and size of the dental restorative material. Regarding the color information, each piece of dental restorative material information may correspond to at least one color parameter to represent the color of the dental restorative material. In at least one embodiment of this disclosure, the color parameter includes at least the Lab value corresponding to the dental restorative material, and may further include the color code corresponding to the dental restorative material.
[0022] In at least one embodiment of this disclosure, the Lab value is obtained by measuring the dental restorative material using a colorimetric device such as a colorimeter, where L represents luminance, a represents chromaticity between red and green, and b represents chromaticity between yellow and blue, with values ranging from 0 to 100. In some embodiments of this disclosure, color codes can be distinguished according to the specifications of different manufacturers' color charts. For example, the traditional VITA color chart is roughly divided into 16 colors based on different hues and chroma, such as A1 to A4 (reddish-brown), B1 to B4 (reddish-yellow), C1 to C4 (gray), and D1 to D4 (reddish-gray). However, the method of distinction disclosed herein is not limited to this.
[0023] In at least one embodiment of this disclosure, the aforementioned dental restoration material information can be entered and filed by the user based on the relevant information of dental restoration materials from different brands, or the data storage module 10 can be directly connected to an external network database D via the network to download or update multiple pieces of dental restoration material information.
[0024] In at least one embodiment of this disclosure, the interface processing module 20 is used to generate a user interface and display the user interface via a display device. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the user can input relevant information or perform corresponding operations through the user interface to present an operation result screen. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the interface processing module 20 may be a combination of a hardware device such as a processor with interface generation and processing functions and related interface generation and processing software. The aforementioned interface generation and processing software may be stored in a hardware device with data storage functions, but this disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the interface processing module 20 may also be a separate software or hardware. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the user interface is mainly used to receive the target tooth requirement information input by the user, so that the dental restoration material recommendation system 1 can perform data search and comparison based on the requirement information, thereby screening and recommending more suitable dental restoration materials.
[0025] In at least one embodiment of this disclosure, the requirement information can be selectively input by the user. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the aforementioned requirement information mainly includes the set color parameter of the target tooth and the tooth position of the target tooth, wherein the set color parameter of the target tooth indicates the color that the target tooth to be treated is expected to present. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the set color parameter is the Lab value corresponding to the target tooth, and the Lab value is obtained by measuring the target tooth or the adjacent teeth of the target tooth using a colorimetric device such as a colorimeter. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the tooth position of the target tooth is the placement position of the target tooth in the oral cavity. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the tooth position can use the known "FDI tooth position representation" to represent the relative position of the tooth in the oral cavity with different numbers, but this disclosure is not limited thereto.
[0026] In at least one embodiment of this disclosure, the demand information may further include the type of dental restorative material, which may include, for example, dental veneers, inlays, or crowns. When the dental restorative material recommendation system 1 is not limited to only a single type of dental restorative material, the user can select to input a specific type of dental restorative material to find dental restorative materials that match that type. Furthermore, the demand information may further include the brand of the dental restorative material and / or the brand of the shade guide used, where the shade guide brand indicates the brand of the shade guide on which the color code corresponding to the dental restorative material is based. When the dental restorative material recommendation system 1 does not limit the brand of the dental restorative material and / or the brand of the shade guide used, the user can select to input a specific brand of the dental restorative material and / or a specific shade guide brand used to find dental restorative materials that match the corresponding brand and / or the corresponding shade guide brand.
[0027] In at least one embodiment of this disclosure, the data processing module 30 compares multiple pieces of dental restoration material information based on the target tooth requirement information input by the user, in order to filter and generate recommendation results. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the data processing module 30 may be a combination of a hardware device such as a processor with data comparison processing function and related data comparison processing software. The aforementioned data comparison processing software may be stored in a hardware device with data storage function, but this disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the data processing module 30 may also be a separate software or hardware. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the data processing module 30 compares at least one color parameter of each piece of dental restoration material information in the multiple pieces of dental restoration material information based at least on the set color parameter in the aforementioned requirement information, and performs filtering, ultimately generating recommendation results and displaying them on the user interface. The recommendation results include at least one target dental restoration material information that has been filtered out. In some embodiments of this disclosure, each piece of target dental restoration material information may include the corresponding dental restoration material's brand, name, color code, and size, but the displayed content is not limited thereto. In some embodiments disclosed herein, when there are multiple target dental restorative material data, these target dental restorative material data will be arranged in order of recommendation priority in the user interface.
[0028] In addition to the aforementioned color parameter settings, in some embodiments of this disclosure, without limiting the brand, the data processing module 30 can further compare the dental restoration material information based on the tooth position of the target tooth in the input requirement information to filter out at least one target dental restoration material information. As mentioned above, in some embodiments of this disclosure, the data processing module 30 can further compare the dental restoration material information based on the type of dental restoration material required in the input requirement information to filter out at least one target dental restoration material information.
[0029] In some embodiments disclosed herein, when the brand is limited, the data processing module 30 can further compare the dental restoration material information of a specific brand with the tooth position of the target tooth, the type of dental restoration material required, the brand and the brand of the shade guide used in the input demand information, so as to filter out at least one target dental restoration material information that is more in line with the demand.
[0030] Please also refer to Figure 2, which is a system block diagram of another embodiment of the dental restoration material recommendation system disclosed herein. As shown in Figure 2, in at least one embodiment of this disclosure, the dental restoration material recommendation system 1a further includes a color matching module 40, wherein the color matching module 40 is electrically connected to the interface processing module 20, and the color matching module 40 is used to obtain the set color parameters of the target tooth and transmit the obtained set color parameters of the target tooth to the interface processing module 20. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the color matching module 40 may be a color matching machine or a hardware device with color matching function, but this disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the color matching module 40 may also be software with color matching function or a combination of the aforementioned hardware and software. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the user can use the color matching module 40 to perform a color matching operation on the patient's target tooth, thereby obtaining the set color parameters of the target tooth, and the obtained set color parameters of the target tooth can be transmitted to the interface processing module 20 and imported into the user interface as one of the aforementioned requirement information.
[0031] In at least one embodiment of this disclosure, the colorimetric module 40 may be electrically connected to the data storage module 10. In some embodiments of this disclosure, a user may use the colorimetric module 40 to perform a colorimetric operation on a new dental restorative material, thereby obtaining new dental restorative material information and storing it in the data storage module 10 to update the previously stored multiple pieces of dental restorative material information.
[0032] Please refer to Figures 3 through 6 below, which are user interfaces generated by the dental restoration material recommendation system of this disclosure. Figure 3 is a first schematic diagram of the user interface generated by the dental restoration material recommendation system of this disclosure, Figure 4 is a second schematic diagram of the user interface generated by the dental restoration material recommendation system of this disclosure, Figure 5 is a third schematic diagram of the user interface generated by the dental restoration material recommendation system of this disclosure, and Figure 6 is a fourth schematic diagram of the user interface generated by the dental restoration material recommendation system of this disclosure. In the following examples, the dental restoration materials used will be illustrated using porcelain blocks produced by different manufacturers, but it should be understood that this disclosure is not limited to this.
[0033] As shown in Figures 1 to 3, in at least one embodiment of this disclosure, the dental restoration material recommendation system 1 or 1a of this disclosure can generate a user interface 100 through the interface processing module 20. In some embodiments of this disclosure, users can register an account through the user interface 100, or directly enter a registered account and password to log in to the system. This part is a known account and password processing technology, and there are no special limitations in this disclosure, so it will not be described in detail here.
[0034] In some embodiments disclosed herein, the user interface 100 after login includes an interface selection area 110 and a main display area 120. The interface selection area 110 allows the user to select the desired input information interface, while the main display area 120 displays the corresponding requirement fields based on the user's selected requirement information interface, allowing the user to input the corresponding requirement information. This facilitates the interface processing module 20 in transmitting the requirement information to the data processing module 30 for subsequent data comparison and filtering. In some embodiments disclosed herein, after the data processing module 30 generates a recommendation result, it transmits the recommendation result to the interface processing module 20. The interface processing module 20 then processes the recommendation result and displays the processed recommendation result in the main display area 120 of the user interface 100.
[0035] As shown in Figures 1 and 3, in some embodiments of this disclosure, when a user selects the medical record 111 option in the interface selection area 110, a request information interface regarding the patient's medical record will be displayed in the main display area 120. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the main display area 120 can display fields for the patient's name, age, order number, gender, target tooth position, and type of dental restoration material, etc. The interface processing module 20 can aggregate the type of dental restoration material corresponding to each piece of dental restoration material information currently stored in the data storage module 10 and form a drop-down menu in the aforementioned corresponding fields. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the user can selectively input relevant data in the fields of these request information based on the patient's basic information and current status. Request information such as the target tooth position and type of dental restoration material is considered more important and may be set as mandatory fields in some embodiments of this disclosure, but this is not a limitation.
[0036] As shown in Figures 1 and 4, in at least one embodiment of this disclosure, when a user selects the brand 112 option in the interface selection area 110, a brand-related requirement information interface will be displayed in the main display area 120. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the main display area 120 may display fields for requirement information such as shade guide brand, dental restoration material brand, and other content descriptions. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the interface processing module 20 may aggregate the dental restoration material brand and shade guide brand corresponding to each piece of dental restoration material information currently stored in the data storage module 10, and form a drop-down menu in the aforementioned corresponding fields. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the user may selectively input corresponding data in the fields of these requirement information based on the brand of the dental restoration material to be used and / or the shade guide brand corresponding to the dental restoration material. In some embodiments of this disclosure, if there is no specific brand requirement for the dental restoration material, the aforementioned fields may be left blank, or an option to not limit the brand may be selected.
[0037] As shown in Figures 1 and 5, in at least one embodiment of this disclosure, when a user selects the color parameter 113 option in the interface selection area 110, a request information interface regarding the setting of color parameters will be displayed in the main display area 120. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the main display area 120 may display fields for individual parameter values of the Lab value. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the user can input corresponding values in the fields for individual parameter values based on the known Lab value of the target tooth.
[0038] In some embodiments disclosed herein, after the user inputs all the required information on the user interface 100, they can continue to click the "Submit" button. At this time, the data processing module 30 will perform data comparison and filtering on the multiple dental restoration material information stored in the data storage module 10 based on the currently input required information, thereby generating a recommendation result for dental restoration materials, and displaying the recommendation result on the main display area 120 of the user interface 100.
[0039] In at least one embodiment of this disclosure, the recommendation results include information on at least one selected target dental restoration material. For example, as shown in Figure 6, in some embodiments of this disclosure, the user interface 100 can display information on a single target dental restoration material, which mainly includes the brand of the previously entered selected dental restoration material, the brand of the shade guide used, the type of dental restoration material and the most suitable color (the porcelain color closest to the entered Lab value), as well as the brand, name, color code, and size of the recommended dental restoration material. In some embodiments of this disclosure, when there are multiple sets of information on at least one target dental restoration material, the user can manually select the target dental restoration material information they wish to understand for display on the user interface 100. Furthermore, the interface processing module 20 can display relevant historical records of the generated recommendation results on the user interface 100, and the generated recommendation results can be stored in the data storage module 10.
[0040] Accordingly, the dental restorative material recommendation system disclosed herein can pre-store information corresponding to different brands and / or types of dental restorative materials. Through the user interface generated by the system, users can input their target tooth's needs, allowing the system to compare and filter suitable dental restorative materials based on the input information and recommend them to the user. Compared to conventional technology, the dental restorative material recommendation system disclosed herein only requires the system platform and interface to obtain information on suitable target dental restorative materials for the target teeth. It eliminates the need for complex communication between dentists and dental technicians and avoids potential misunderstandings during communication, thus saving time and labor costs.
[0041] The above embodiments are merely illustrative in nature and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the subject matter of the application or the application or use of such embodiments. Furthermore, although at least one exemplary embodiment has been presented in the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood that numerous variations are possible with respect to this disclosure. It should also be understood that the embodiments described herein are not intended to limit the scope, use, or configuration of the claimed subject matter in any way. Rather, the foregoing embodiments will provide a simple guide for those skilled in the art to implement one or more of the described embodiments. Moreover, various changes can be made to the function and arrangement of the elements without departing from the scope defined by the claims, and the claims include known equivalents and all foreseeable equivalents at the time of filing of this patent application. [Simplified Explanation of the Diagram]
[0042] This disclosure will be more fully understood by reading the following description of specific embodiments and referring to the accompanying drawings.
[0043] Figure 1 is a system block diagram of one embodiment of the dental restoration material recommendation system disclosed herein.
[0044] Figure 2 is a system block diagram of another embodiment of the dental restoration material recommendation system disclosed herein.
[0045] Figure 3 is a first schematic diagram of the user interface generated by the dental restoration material recommendation system disclosed herein.
[0046] Figure 4 is a second schematic diagram of the user interface generated by the dental restoration material recommendation system disclosed herein.
[0047] Figure 5 is a third schematic diagram of the user interface generated by the dental restoration material recommendation system disclosed herein.
[0048] Figure 6 is a fourth schematic diagram of the user interface generated by the dental restoration material recommendation system disclosed herein.
Claims
1. A dental restorative material recommendation system for recommending suitable dental restorative materials for a patient's target teeth, the dental restorative material recommendation system comprising: A data storage module stores multiple records of dental restoration material information, each record corresponding to at least one color parameter; an interface processing module generates a user interface for receiving demand information for the target tooth, including a set color parameter and the tooth position of the target tooth; a data processing module is electrically connected to both the data storage module and the interface processing module, wherein the data processing module compares at least one color parameter of the multiple records of dental restoration material information based on the set color parameter in the demand information for the target tooth to generate a recommendation result and display it on the user interface, and wherein the recommendation result includes at least one selected target dental restoration material; and a color matching module is electrically connected to the interface processing module, and the color matching module performs a color matching operation on the target tooth to obtain the set color parameter of the target tooth, and transmits the set color parameter to the interface processing module.
2. The dental restorative material recommendation system as described in claim 1, wherein, The required information includes the type of dental restorative material, its brand, and at least one of the brands of the color guide used.
3. The dental restorative material recommendation system as described in claim 2, wherein, The data processing module compares the dental restoration material information of the corresponding brand with the tooth position of the target tooth and the type of dental restoration material required, in order to filter out at least one target dental restoration material.
4. The dental restorative material recommendation system as described in claim 1, wherein, The information on at least one target dental restorative material is multiple, and the information on the target dental restorative material is arranged in order of recommended priority in the user interface.
5. The dental restorative material recommendation system as described in claim 1, wherein, The color parameter and the set color parameter are Lab values.
6. The dental restorative material recommendation system as described in claim 1, wherein, The data storage module is connected to a network database to update multiple records of information about the dental restoration material.
7. The dental restorative material recommendation system as described in claim 1, wherein, Each piece of information for the target dental restorative material includes at least one of the following: the brand, name, color code, and size of the corresponding dental restorative material.
8. The dental restorative material recommendation system as described in claim 1, wherein, The colorimetric module is electrically connected to the data storage module, and the colorimetric module is used to obtain information on newly added dental restoration materials and store the information on newly added dental restoration materials in the data storage module for updating multiple pieces of information on the dental restoration materials.