29 results about "Intraoral scanner" patented technology

An intraoral scanner includes a probe housing disposed at a distal end of an elongate stem. The intraoral scanner also includes a window structure coupled to the probe housing. The window structure and the probe housing form an interior volume. The window structure has a concave cross-section. The intraoral scanner also includes an optical assembly disposed within the interior volume. The optical assembly includes a first camera having a first orientation and a second camera having a second orientation different from the first orientation. The first camera and the second camera are used to capture images of a dental site.

A system comprising an intraoral scanner configured to generate scan data of a dental arch of a patient, and a computing device operatively coupled to the intraoral scanner, the computing device to provide oral health prognosis. In some cases, the computing device can receive the scan data. The computing device can provide the scan data as input to an artificial intelligence (AI) model trained to output a value indicating a predicted dental condition. The computing device can provide, to a user device, an indication of the predicted dental condition based on the output provided by the AI model.

Artificial Intelligence Enabled Intraoral Scanner Docking and Hygiene Management Unit

1. The name of the design product: intraoral scanner and its main body. 2. The use of the design product: design 1 is the main body of the intraoral scanner for collecting data information and obtaining three-dimensional topographic data of the oral cavity or tooth model; design 2 is the intraoral scanner for collecting data information and obtaining three-dimensional topographic data of the oral cavity or tooth model. 3. The design points of the design product: the design points of design 1 are the shape of the main body of the intraoral scanner; the design points of design 2 are the combination of shape and color of the intraoral scanner. 4. The picture or photo that best indicates the design points: design 1 perspective view 1. 5. Design 1 is designated as the basic design. 6. Other circumstances that need to be explained: design 1 is a partial design application, and the dotted part is the design content that does not need protection; design 2 requests protection of color.

A processing device of a system makes a comparison between a current image of an oral cavity of a patient and one or more previously received images of the oral cavity of the patient, the current image and the one or more previously received images having been generated by an intraoral scanner. The processing device determines an amount of overlap between a current field of view of the intraoral scanner and topography scans of the oral cavity based on the comparison. The processing device outputs a warning indicator associated with a positioning of the current field of view of the intraoral scanner responsive to determining that the amount of overlap fails to meet or exceed an overlap threshold.

This utility model discloses a digital dental 3D-printed titanium framework, comprising a pure titanium frame, a support mechanism and an occlusal mechanism on the pure titanium frame, the support mechanism including an upper support rod and a lower support rod, the top of the upper support rod being fixedly connected to a bone contact surface, the bone contact surface having multiple first micropores, multiple embedded protrusions at the outer edge of the bone contact surface, and first positioning markers on the bone contact surface, and multiple triangular support components between the upper and lower support rods, the triangular support components including a first support rod and a second support rod, belonging to the field of medical device technology. This digital dental 3D-printed titanium framework acquires three-dimensional data of the patient's teeth and jaws through an intraoral scanner, uses selective laser melting equipment, and selects medical-grade Ti-6Al-4V ELI alloy powder as the printing material, effectively improving accuracy, shortening the processing cycle, reducing weight, improving osseointegration efficiency, and reducing costs.

A dental add-on for an electronic communication device having a screen and at least one optical element comprising an imager, said add-on comprising: a body comprising: a distal portion sized and shaped to be at least partially inserted into a human mouth within, in one or more dimension, one or both dental arches; at least one first optical path extending from said at least one optical element of said electronic communication device, through said body to said distal portion and configured to adapt a field of view (FOV) of said at least one optical element for dental imaging; and a connector for connection of said add-on body to said electronic communication device; characterized in that the add-on comprises at least one illuminator for fluorescence measurement of teeth and / or an oral cavity.

An intraoral scanning system comprises an intraoral scanner configured to generate intraoral scans and two-dimensional (2D) images of a dental site, wherein the intraoral scanner is configured to generate the 2D images at a first frame rate and a device. The device comprises a wireless module configured to wirelessly connect to the intraoral scanner and a processing device. The processing device is to receive the intraoral scans and the 2D images from the intraoral scanner; store the intraoral scans in a data storage of the device; and output a subset of the 2D images to a display according to a second frame rate that is lower than the first frame rate.

This invention provides a scanning rod and a digital method for taking a complete impression of the root canal using the scanning rod, relating to the field of oral medicine. The method includes: scanning the patient's oral cavity using an intraoral scanner to obtain an initial digital model of the dentition; injecting a silicone rubber lightweight material into the root canal post using a syringe, and inserting the scanning rod into the root canal post while waiting for the impression material to cure; scanning the affected tooth with the scanning rod and a predetermined number of teeth on either side of the affected tooth using the intraoral scanner to obtain the scanning rod and the digital model of the dentition. The digital method for taking a complete impression of the root canal using the scanning rod provided by this invention avoids the problems of reduced accuracy and patient discomfort caused by large-area impression taking. By matching the digital model of the dentition, the scanning rod and the digital model of the dentition, and the digital impression of the post, the post data obtained is reduced, and the accuracy of the post is improved.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an oral scanner calibration device including: a casing into which an oral scanner body is inserted; a reflector part disposed on a central axis of the oral scanner body and configured to reflect light irradiated from an optical device of the oral scanner body; a pattern plate part configured to face the optical device through the reflector part; a rotating part mechanically fastened to the reflector part and the pattern plate part; and a driving part configured to provide a driving force to the rotating part, wherein, in conjunction with rotation of the rotating part, the reflector part linearly moves relative to the oral scanner body, and the pattern plate part rotates about an optical axis of the light reflected by the reflector part.

This utility model relates to the field of oral medical technology and discloses an integrated intraoral scanner workstation, including a bracket. A handrail is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the bracket. A display screen is mounted on the top of the bracket. A lifting assembly is installed inside the bracket. A placement shell is provided on the outer wall of the bracket, and a protective assembly is provided on the outer wall of the placement shell. A UPS lithium power supply is installed inside the bracket. An ambient light is fixedly connected to the bottom of the bracket, and a rotating caster is fixedly connected to the bottom of the ambient light. A collection box is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the bracket. The lifting assembly includes a lifting rod and a buckle, and the outer wall of the lifting rod is slidably connected inside the bracket. In this utility model, the UPS lithium battery and computer adapter are concealed in the lower column space and fixed inside the housing by a fixing device. An additional base ambient light is also added, which is collision-resistant, technologically advanced, and solves the problems of obtrusive appearance and inconvenient placement, improving aesthetics and safety.

The utility model discloses a kind of planting repair scanning rod of screw anti-lost and angle identification, it is related to oral implantation repair and digital dentistry technical field, including interface seat, interface seat upper end is connected with transgingival seat, and the upper end of transgingival seat is equipped with positioning seat;In the utility model, by the cooperation of circular groove and elastic wire, it is convenient to stop screw, so that it does not drop, to reach the effect of anti-lost;By the cooperation of the five faces of positioning seat and cylindrical body, it is convenient to make computer identification more simple, easy, and not prone to error, and also strengthen the strength of cylinder;By the cooperation of revision seat and positioning seat and transgingival seat, it is convenient to scan using intraoral scanner, data acquisition can be completed once scanning, improve work efficiency.

The present disclosure relates to a 3D scanner system for scanning the oral cavity of a patient. In particular, the disclosure relates to feedback mechanisms and user interfaces of intraoral scanners. In some embodiments, the 3D scanner system includes an intraoral scanner including one or more reconfigurable buttons, wherein each reconfigurable button includes a force sensor, such as a strain gauge sensor; and wherein the intraoral scanner further includes a display configured for displaying one or more icons, texts, or animations, associated with the reconfigurable buttons, wherein the display covers the force sensors, and wherein the scanner system further includes one or more processors configured to generate 3D scan data of at least a part of the dental arch.

1. Name of the product in this design: Intraoral scanner. 2. Purpose of this design: For use in dental intraoral scanning. 3. The key design features of this product are its overall appearance and shape. 4. The image or photograph that best illustrates the design's key points: a 3D model.

Methods and systems for intraoral scanning and generation of 3D surfaces based on intraoral scans are described. In one example a system includes an intraoral scanner and a computing device operatively coupled to the intraoral scanner. The computing device receives an indication that a tool that provides supplemental surface data will be used during intraoral scanning. The computing device implements a supplemental surface data scanning mode in which a three-dimensional (3D) surface of a dental site that is generated from intraoral scan data is supplemented with additional surface data determined based at least in part on properties of the tool, wherein the additional surface data is for a first portion of the 3D surface that is hidden from direct viewing by the intraoral scanner during intraoral scanning.

The application discloses a calibration device and a calibration system for an intraoral scanner, and belongs to the technical field of three-dimensional scanning, and comprises a calibration plate and a support structure which are configured to rotate the calibration plate at a preset angle change under manual rotation or external driving to cooperate with a continuous automatic calibration process, and an operator is not required to perform additional confirmation in a software interface. The calibration plate is rotated around a rotation shaft, the posture change required for calibration is ensured, and the structure of the calibration device is significantly simplified. A mark point is arranged on the calibration plate, and the spatial distribution change of the mark point is analyzed based on scanning data, automatic judgment of the rotation direction and the rotation angle of the calibration plate is realized, and the dependence on the experience of the operator is reduced. In the case that the calibration plate is manually rotated, the calibration process is automatically guided in a software mode, an operator is not required to perform additional confirmation operation in the software interface, and the calibration efficiency and operation consistency are improved.

The application provides a removable partial denture digital copying manufacturing method, relates to the oral medical field, and obtains an initial dentition digital model and a worn original denture dentition digital model by performing intraoral scanning on a patient through an intraoral scanner; an original denture digital model is obtained by scanning the original denture worn by the patient through a model scanner; the original denture digital model is registered with the worn original denture dentition digital model through a first design software, so that the original denture digital model is registered to the actual position in the mouth; and a new metal support digital model is generated through a second design software. The removable partial denture digital copying manufacturing method provided in the application can quickly copy and manufacture a new denture for a patient with a dentition defect on the basis of an original denture, can adjust and improve the form structure of a metal support or perform personalized design on part of the metal support, and can better meet the wearing requirements of the patient.

The present invention provides an oral scanning method, a computing device, and a computer program product. An exemplary oral scanning method comprises: acquiring first scan data by means of an intraoral scanner in the absence of a scan body in an oral cavity, the first scan data comprising three-dimensional data of a complete dental arch; acquiring second scan data by means of the intraoral scanner, the second scan data comprising three-dimensional data of a plurality of scan bodies and auxiliary feature bodies; determining a relative positional relationship of the plurality of scan bodies on the basis of the second scan data; acquiring third scan data by means of the intraoral scanner when the plurality of scan bodies are mounted in the oral cavity, the third scan data comprising three-dimensional data of a partial dental arch; and synthesizing a three-dimensional image of the oral cavity on the basis of the three-dimensional data of the complete dental arch, the three-dimensional data of the partial dental arch, and the relative positional relationship of the plurality of scan bodies. On the basis of the method, a precise relative positional relationship among scan bodies is acquired by using auxiliary feature bodies, thereby ensuring the positioning accuracy of the scan bodies while simplifying a scanning procedure.

An intraoral scan image forming apparatus includes an intraoral scanner to obtain two-dimensional image data of intraoral structures; a data processor that outputs a control signal for the intraoral scanner and forms a three-dimensional image from the two-dimensional image data; a wireless auxiliary device that supplies power to the intraoral scanner through a wired signal line, receives a wired signal from the intraoral scanner, converts it into a wireless signal and transmits it to the data processor, receives a wireless signal from the data processor, converts it into a wired signal and transmits it to the intraoral scanner; and a wireless transmission / reception device that receives the wireless signal from the wireless auxiliary device, converts it into a wired signal and transmits it to the data processor, receives a wired signal from the data processor, converts it into a wireless signal and transmits it to the wireless auxiliary device.

An intraoral scanner for intraoral stereovision comprises a projector for projecting a dot pattern onto an object to be imaged, the projector having a radiation source and optics for generating the dot pattern from radiation emitted by the radiation source, and at least two cameras for imaging the dot pattern projected on the object, the cameras being arranged for having an overlapping field of view on the object. The dot pattern is a non-periodic dot pattern generated by a two-dimensional array of microlenses arranged on a substrate in a non-periodic manner and the array of microlenses is the last beam shaping optical element before the object in the direction of the radiation.

A method for intraoral scanning includes receiving one or more first intraoral scans of a patient's oral cavity; automatically determining a first scan role associated with the one or more first intraoral scans based on processing of the one or more first intraoral scans, wherein the first scan role is a first of an upper dental arch role, a lower dental arch role, or an occlusal role; and determining a first three-dimensional surface associated with the first scan role.

The invention relates to a lip-buccal retractor, which is particularly suitable for use with an intraoral scanner, having a membrane made of an elastomer, a lip ring and a vestibular ring, the membrane extending between the lip ring and the vestibular ring, being held open by the lip ring and the vestibular ring and forming a hose-like section between the lip ring and the vestibular ring. It is provided here that the membrane (20) is prefabricated with a sliding element (36) on the inner side (32) of its hose-like section, which is fixedly connected to the membrane (20), in particular changes the surface of the membrane (20) here, is produced by surface treatment, has a sliding friction coefficient μ of less than 1.5, preferably less than 1 G .

An intraoral scanner comprises a body, a probe at one end of the body, a wireless communication module disposed within the body, one or more optical sensors to receive light that enters a scanner head of the probe and generate intraoral scan data based on the light, a replaceable battery disposed within the body, a backup power source disposed within the body, and a controller disposed within the body. The controller is to: detect removal of the replaceable battery from the body, transition the intraoral scanner into a low power mode, initiate a timer responsive to removal of the replaceable battery from the body, wherein the timer indicates an amount of time remaining before the backup power source is exhausted, and output an indication based on a state of the timer.

The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented methods and intraoral scanning systems. A computer-implemented method of eliminating glare defects in processed image scan data includes receiving a plurality of image scan data of a dental object generated by an intraoral scanner; processing one or more of the plurality of image scan data into processed image scan data, the processed image scan data comprising a plurality of pixels; determining a plurality of defective pixels in the processed image scan data by a glare detection algorithm, wherein the glare detection algorithm is configurable to determine the plurality of defective pixels when a pixel value of each of the plurality of defective pixels satisfies one or more pixel value criteria and when an arrangement geometry of the plurality of defective pixels satisfies one or more geometry criteria; determining non-glare image scan data by analyzing pixels of the plurality of pixels in a vicinity of the plurality of defective pixels by a glare elimination algorithm; and replacing the processed image scan data in the plurality of defective pixels with the non-glare image scan data.

A scanning head for structural reinforcement and an intraoral scanner with an increased number of repeated uses, belonging to the technical field of intraoral scanners, comprising a plastic base layer (10) with a window formed at the tip, an adhesive layer (20) applied to all or part of the surface of the plastic base layer region facing the window, and a mirror layer (30) placed within the window and adhered to the plastic base layer (10) via the adhesive layer (20). The adhesive layer (20) is configured to improve the fitting force with the plastic base layer (10) by a reinforcing structure in order to strongly adhere to the mirror layer (30). By improving the surface energy of the plastic at the adhesion location, or by embedding from the outside, a material with high surface energy is grafted onto the contact surface. When the external grafted material is porous and mesh-like or porous, the penetration of the adhesive in the grid can provide additional mechanical gripping force, thus improving the adhesion stability of the adhesive. Alternatively, a multi-adhesive countermeasure is adopted, where the inner adhesive ensures adhesion to the plastic, and the outer adhesive provides waterproof isolation for the inner adhesive.