Mobile Dental Exam Tool with Adjustable Lensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current teledentistry solutions lack a portable and efficient dental examination tool that can effectively attach to mobile electronic devices, limiting access to dental care in underserved areas by not providing a reliable means for capturing high-quality images and video for remote consultations.
Innovation Solution
A mobile dental exam system comprising a dental exam tool that reversibly attaches to a mobile electronic device, featuring a coupling element, dental mirror retention element, and adjustable magnification lensing system, enabling secure attachment, glare reduction, and high-quality image capture for teledentistry applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a portable dental examination tool is developed for teledentistry, then accessibility to dental care in underserved areas is improved, but the device complexity increases due to integrating multiple components (coupling element, mirror retention, lensing system)
Solution Approach 1:
The dental exam tool integrates multiple functions into a single device: the coupling element attaches to mobile devices, the mirror retention element holds the dental mirror, and the lensing system provides magnification. This multi-functional integration enables portability while delivering complete dental examination capabilities, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The dental mirror is retained within the mirror retention element, which is coupled to the coupling element that attaches to the mobile device. This nested arrangement consolidates multiple components into a compact portable unit, improving accessibility while managing device complexity through spatial integration.
2Measurement precision
If an adjustable magnification lensing system is added to capture high-quality images, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lensing system provides adjustable magnification, allowing the user to dynamically change the magnification level based on examination needs. This dynamic adjustment capability enables high-quality image capture with varying magnification while keeping the lensing system integrated into the portable device structure.
3Reliability
If a coupling element is designed for secure attachment, then reliability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to attachment/detachment mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling element serves as an intermediary component that interfaces between the dental exam tool and the mobile electronic device. It provides a standardized attachment mechanism that ensures reliable connection while maintaining ease of operation through simple coupling and decoupling actions.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates remote dental consultations by providing a portable and efficient means to capture and transmit high-quality images and video, improving access to dental care in underserved areas through secure and reliable attachment to mobile devices.
Implementation Method 1
adjustable magnification lensing system
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a dental exam tool for attaching to a mobile electronic device. The dental exam tool can include a coupling element that securely and removably couples to a body portion of the mobile electronic device and a dental mirror retention element coupled to the coupling element. Also disclosed is a dental exam system for teledentistry. The dental exam system can include a dental exam tool for attaching to a mobile electronic device and a mobile electronic device, having a camera, wherein the mobile electronic device is capable of capturing still images and/or video from the camera and storing and/or transmitting the images and/or video captured.