Dentition Photo Guidance Using Capture Rules for Remote Assessment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current dental care systems are inadequate for remote treatment, particularly during emergencies, pandemics, or physical inaccessibility, requiring physical consultations for assessments, diagnoses, and treatment plans, and lack efficient data processing and practitioner access.
Innovation Solution
A virtual dental care system utilizing intelligent photo guidance and image-based assessments to capture and analyze dental conditions remotely, providing image-based assessments, patient guidance, and treatment planning through a network of computing devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If physical consultations are required for dental assessments and diagnoses, then measurement precision and reliability are improved, but ease of operation and accessibility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates digital copies of physical dental examinations through photographs and video recordings. The image capture device records dental conditions, and the processing system analyzes these digital copies to provide assessments and diagnoses remotely, eliminating the need for physical patient-dentist contact while maintaining diagnostic accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of physical examination with an automated image analysis system. The processing system uses computer vision algorithms to analyze captured images, substitute human visual inspection, and provide diagnostic recommendations, thereby enabling remote dental care without sacrificing measurement precision.
2Measurement precision
If comprehensive patient data is collected and stored, then measurement precision and treatment planning are improved, but computing resources and storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and processes only the most relevant features from captured dental images using the processing system. Rather than storing and analyzing all raw image data, the system identifies and processes key diagnostic features, reducing computing resource requirements while maintaining treatment planning accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements partial processing by analyzing only the essential dental features needed for diagnosis and treatment planning, rather than performing exhaustive analysis of all image data. This selective approach reduces computing resource consumption while sufficient for accurate treatment planning.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple practitioners can access patient data, then adaptability and treatment options are improved, but data security and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal platform that allows multiple practitioners to access and analyze patient dental data through the same image capture and processing system. The system is designed to serve multiple users with different roles while maintaining consistent diagnostic capabilities, thereby improving adaptability without proportionally increasing complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A method of dental treatment may include receiving one or more photo parameters to define clinically acceptable criteria for a plurality of clinically relevant photos of a person's dentition. The clinically acceptable criteria may include at least a plurality of clinically acceptable positions and a plurality of clinically acceptable orientations of teeth relative to a camera. The method may also include gathering a plurality of image-capture rules to capture the plurality of clinically relevant photos. The plurality of image capture rules may be based on the one or more photo parameters. The method may also include providing first automated instructions to capture the plurality of clinically relevant photos of the person's dentition using the plurality of image-capture rules and capturing the plurality of clinically relevant photos with the camera in response to the first automated instructions.