Diagnostic software for living organisms

Abstract

The invention relates to a diagnostic procedure software for persons, wherein a head scan is performed, wherein the head scan is captured by means of x-ray imaging methods in the form of an image representation, wherein the image representation is subjected to an actual / target comparison and deviations from a target state are indicated.

Description

Technical field

[0001] The invention relates to a diagnostic procedure software for persons according to the preamble of claim 1. State of the art

[0002] Currently, AI-based diagnostic programs already exist that analyze oral scans (e.g., Shining) or X-rays (Diagnocat, Myers) for clinical features. Over the past 100 years, researchers such as Fließ (1892), Kramer and Voll (1960), and Gleditsch (1970) have been able to demonstrate, through various tests, the course of far more than two meridians in the oral cavity, as assumed in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).

[0003] In 2008, Tilman Fritsch integrated neurobiology into dentistry, leading to a more comprehensible explanation of the connections. The result was the development of NAM-Dentistry®, which redefines the effects of the oral cavity on the body's neurobiology, anatomy, and metabolism. This expanded the existing concept of the "mouth-body connection" to a more comprehensive "mouth-brain-body connection" (MBBC), moving it toward the field of oral medicine.

[0004] NAM Dentistry® identifies the most significant disruptive influences of the oral cavity on the organism, caused by environmental factors or dental procedures. These are summarized in three main categories, the so-called 3 pillars: 1. Toxins, 2. Silent Inflammation and 3. Malfunction.

[0005] These factors influence, among other things, the oral microbiome (including virome, mycoma, archaeome, prions, etc.) and affect the gut microbiome and the microbiome of the entire body. The stresses from these three pillars have, among other things, hormetic effects and lead to systemic inflammation, extending at the cellular level to mitochondrial dysfunction caused by mitohormesis. Toxins include various metallic materials and their galvanic effects, but also plastics, cements, root canal fillings, ceramics and other dental materials. - Silent inflammation describes inflammations caused by infections such as caries, gingivitis, periodontitis or bone diseases (osteitis, NICO), periapical changes (PPC, osteitis), cysts or impacted teeth. - Dysfunction includes jaw misalignment (malocclusion), temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD), problems of the vertical dimension, and disturbances in head posture, the hyoid bone, and the airways.

[0006] In 2022, Tilman Fritsch was able to demonstrate the meridian system in healthy oral tissue, based on the descriptions by BongHang Kim from the 1960s, which later became known as the Primo-Vascular System (PVS). Fritsch integrated the meridian system, the PVS, and their monadological descriptions such as "Long Threadlike Structures" and "Tunneling Nanotubes," as well as further concepts by Voll, Kramer, and Gleditsch, into a comprehensive unit: the Matrix Information System (MIS). This bridged the gap between Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Western meridian theory, and modern science. This crucial synthesis describes a novel communication and transport system within the body.In September 2024, Fritsch presented the discovery of the meridian system and the merging of the monadological descriptions as the MI system at the IADR conference in Geneva, thereby officially introducing it into basic science and making it citable. Object of the invention

[0007] The object of the present invention is to provide diagnostic software that provides the treating person with helpful information during the anamnesis and treatment of the person to be treated. Solution to the task

[0008] The features according to claim 1 lead to the solution of the problem.

[0009] Advantageous embodiments are described in the dependent claims.

[0010] The new approach involves implementing various digitized diagnoses related to almost all meridian systems and the three pillars of NAM dentistry, in order to gain a broader perspective on pathology. This results in a risk assessment that extends far beyond the oral cavity.

[0011] The diagnostic software for living beings according to the invention is intended to facilitate the diagnosis of various diseases for the treating physician. Humans and animals are considered living beings. Additionally, the information provided is intended to facilitate the medical history taking, as it enables the treating physician to ask more targeted questions. A further objective of the invention is to analyze the correlation between the recorded measurement data, analog and / or digital, using a central artificial intelligence (AI) (via deep learning or machine learning) in such a way that mutual inferences about existing patterns can be drawn. This analysis is intended to lead to a reduction in the required measurement procedures in the long term. This will make it possible to draw conclusions about posture, dynamics, and mobility from partial diagnoses, for example, the analysis of oral structures such as tooth position – and vice versa.Since these are dynamic processes in the field of body dynamics that are subject to constant changes, machine learning software is particularly well suited to perform on-the-fly calculations.

[0012] A head scan is performed for this purpose. The head scan is captured using X-ray imaging techniques and presented as an image. The image can be output analogously or made available digitally for viewing. The imaging can be a summation radiograph (dental film, cephalometric radiograph), a cross-sectional radiograph (e.g., orthopantomogram (OPG), tomogram), or a volumetric tomogram.

[0013] Face scans or images can provide additional information about the vertical dimension as well as the soft tissue and muscle situation, which can also be assessed in relation to pathologies in the sense of the 3 pillars and / or meridian systems (MIS).

[0014] The image representation undergoes a specific comparison with the actual / target state, highlighting deviations from the target state. The target state can be based on medical findings. It also encompasses improper medical treatments, such as incorrect restorations like crowns, bridges, implants, dentures, root canal fillings, etc., as well as damage caused by abrasion, atrition, and caries. Planning and design errors are also included. These deviations are highlighted, for example, by showing color differences in the image representation, making them easier to perceive.However, it is also possible that, for example in digital image display, clicking on certain areas opens a menu with the deviations there, thus giving the treating person an overview of the suspicions or the affected areas in the head scan.

[0015] Additionally, the image display can be supplemented with data from the medical meridian system, with deviations being correlated to meridians within this system. This allows for the identification of blockages in the meridians and their associated organs. The head scan can be acquired using orthopantomography (OPG) or cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). This allows for a more comprehensive head scan, which in turn facilitates the detection of deviations. The same applies when the head scan is acquired using a lateral cephalometric radiograph (LCR).

[0016] The digital orthopantomogram (OPG) provides a two-dimensional representation of all teeth and the jaw. This modern digital diagnostic technique delivers comprehensive information for (surgical) questions in the field of hard tissue diagnostics with low radiation exposure. The OPG allows for magnified detailed views and precise measurements of anatomical structures. Our practice is equipped with both a large digital X-ray machine and a small X-ray machine for caries diagnosis.

[0017] MRI and X-ray images, especially cephalometric radiographs, show the position of the hyoid bone in relation to the mandible and cervical spine and provide information about the airways in the pharynx, as well as the soft tissues. AI can be used to perform standardized measurements of the airways of the nasal and nasopharyngeal cavities, similar to periodontal measurements, thus enabling pathological assessments within the context of the three pillars and / or meridian systems.

[0018] All references and values ​​can be measured in parallel or at different times using digital measurements of the tongue (tongue diagnosis), pulse diagnosis, hand and foot meridian diagnosis, and can be related to the oral measurements described above.

[0019] Digital volume tomography (DVT) provides a three-dimensional image of the finest bone structures of the skull. This advanced diagnostic procedure allows for a detailed examination of the jaw, teeth, and sinuses, and supports an accurate diagnosis through its lifelike representation. DVT is particularly important for diagnosing interference fields and for planned implant procedures, and is also used for the precise evaluation of NICO (neural carcinoma of the skull). In specific cases, DVT can be performed at an external radiology practice.

[0020] The innovation lies in transferring the three pillars of NAM-Dentistry® and / or the meridian system (MIS) to AI-supported diagnostics of oral scans, head MRIs, oral sonograms (e.g., CaviTau), and radiographic procedures such as dental films, fluoroscopic radiographs, panoramic radiographs, and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Toxicology, silent inflammation, and functional disorders are examined for potential disturbances in the body and their effects on the meridian system (MIS) and the mouth-brain-body connection (MBBC), and the associated risks are assessed.

[0021] Additionally, airways of the nasal and nasopharyngeal cavities can be recorded in order to detect any deviations that may be present there as well.

[0022] For example, one of the deviations could be a periapical lesion (PPC), which is recorded, detected, and identified in this way. Another deviation that can be detected is occlusal trauma.

[0023] PPCs (periodontal periapical changes) or periapical osteitis and occlusal traumas can be differentiated from each other using scans and OPG / DVT and pathologically assessed according to the 3 pillars or related to meridian systems.

[0024] Additionally or alternatively, one of the other deviations can also be detected as an automated measurement of the periodontal pockets in relation to bone loss, which shows the horizontal and vertical bone loss as well as pocket formation in the image representation.

[0025] Using radiographic imaging techniques (especially panoramic radiographs and cone beam computed tomography), AI-supported, automated measurement of periodontal pockets in relation to bone loss is possible, documenting horizontal and vertical bone resorption as well as pocket formation. This enables a sound risk assessment of inflammation, which in turn can be evaluated in terms of pathological risk according to the three pillars and / or the meridian system.

[0026] In the evaluation of Eagle syndrome, for example, an excessively long stylohyoid process can be detected as one of the further abnormalities. In this context, calcification of the stylohyoid ligament can also be detected as another abnormality.

[0027] All detected deviations are evaluated and prioritized based on urgency. This includes data and information on toxins from dental materials, silent inflammation, malocclusion (e.g., occlusal trauma), and similar issues.

[0028] Toxins such as dental materials and their galvanic effects can be evaluated through oral scans and imaging procedures in the context of the 3 pillars and additionally linked to the meridian systems, and their possible effects on MBBC can be assessed.

[0029] Silent inflammation can be clinically assessed visually through gingivitis, periodontitis, caries or periodontal pockets, for example through color changes of the oral structures, via oral scans in relation to the pathological risk according to the 3 pillars and / or meridian systems.

[0030] Other silent inflammations such as cysts, NICO (Neuralgia-Inducing Cavitational Osteonecrosis), osteitis, osteomyelitis, or other pathological changes, as well as impacted teeth, the condition of implants, and root-filled teeth, can also be pathologically assessed and / or related to the meridians. MRI and Cavitau can serve as additional diagnostic tools here and can also be considered in relation to the meridians.

[0031] The pathologies of the 3 pillars can be evaluated in their entirety in the sense of mitohormesis and analyzed both according to the 3 pillars and in relation to the meridian systems within the framework of the Mouth-Brain-Body-Connection (MBBC).

[0032] The function is described by features such as malocclusion, asymmetries, curvature patterns, gaps due to tooth loss, and bridge or implant restorations. These can be assessed for pathologies according to the three pillars of orthodontics using oral scans and / or imaging procedures, and / or analyzed in relation to meridian systems (MIS). Differential diagnosis from occlusal trauma plays a crucial role in this process.

[0033] Extended imaging procedures of the cervical spine (C-spine) can depict the head-forward position and its different phases according to NAM-ZahnHeilkunde® and enable a pathological assessment in the sense of the 3 pillars, which can also establish a connection to meridian systems. Summary:

[0034] This comprehensive AI diagnostics enables a new diagnostic and risk assessment that determines the necessity and degree of treatment required. An AI-based report automatically generates a risk assessment and treatment urgency based on the three pillars and the meridian system.

Claims

[1] Diagnostic procedure software for living beings, wherein a head scan is performed, wherein the head scan is captured in the form of an image representation using X-ray imaging techniques, characterized by , that the image representation is subjected to an actual / target comparison and deviations from a target state are identified. [2] Diagnostic procedure software according to claim 1, characterized by , that the image representation is supported by data from the medical meridian system, whereby the deviations are placed in relation to meridians of the medical meridian system. [3] Diagnostic procedure software according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by that the head scan is recorded using orthopantomogram (OPG) or volume tomography (DVT). [4] Diagnostic procedure software according to any of the preceding claims, characterized by that the head scan is captured using a lateral cephalometric radiograph (LCR). [5] Diagnostic procedure software according to any of the preceding claims, characterized by that the airways of the nasal and nasopharyngeal cavities are captured. [6] Diagnostic procedure software according to any of the preceding claims, characterized by , that the one deviation is recorded as hard tissue changes such as a periapical change (PPC) and much more. [7] Diagnostic procedure software according to any of the preceding claims, characterized by , that one of the further deviations is detected as an occlusal trauma. [8] Diagnostic procedure software according to any of the preceding claims, characterized by , that one of the further deviations is detected as an automated measurement of the periodontal pockets in relation to bone loss, which shows the horizontal and vertical bone loss, recessions and pocket formation in the image representation. [9] Diagnostic procedure software according to any of the preceding claims, characterized by, that one of the further deviations is detected as an excessively long styloid process [10] Diagnostic procedure software according to any of the preceding claims, characterized by , that one of the further abnormalities is a calcification of the stylohyoid ligament. [11] Diagnostic procedure software according to any of the preceding claims, characterized by that the deviations are assessed and prioritized based on an urgency prioritization. [12] Diagnostic procedure software according to claim 11, characterized by , that the urgency prioritization includes information about toxins from dental materials, silent inflammation, functional disorders such as occlusal trauma or the like.