Laser Dental Imaging for Faster Bite Arrangement Estimation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for creating dental prostheses are costly, time-consuming, and inefficient, and computer-aided dentistry improvements require additional equipment and slow workflow.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for estimating future bite arrangement using a scheduling system, sensors, and computing devices to detect and aggregate oral images, and a laser system for dental treatment with concurrent imaging and remote oversight, utilizing machine learning models for image processing and dental parameter analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional methods for creating dental prostheses are used, then the procedure can be completed with conventional equipment, but it is costly, time-consuming, and often ineffective
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical dental impression-taking methods with a laser-based system that uses optical scanning and machine learning algorithms to capture and analyze dental structures. The laser system with integrated camera and sensor array substitutes mechanical tools, enabling automated 3D reconstruction and treatment planning, which reduces both time and improves accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The system transforms the dental workflow by changing key parameters: using laser wavelength and pulse duration parameters for precise tissue interaction, employing machine learning model parameters for automated image analysis, and utilizing 3D spatial parameters for virtual treatment simulation. These parameter changes enable more efficient and accurate dental prosthesis creation
2Measurement precision
If computer-aided dentistry improvements are implemented, then treatment accuracy is improved, but additional equipment is required and workflow is slowed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple functions into a single integrated laser system: the laser beam delivery system combines with an imaging camera, sensor array, and machine learning processing unit. This consolidation maintains high measurement precision through advanced optical sensing while reducing the number of separate equipment pieces compared to traditional computer-aided dentistry setups
Solution Approach 2:
The laser system is designed with multi-functionality, serving as both a treatment tool (laser ablation, coagulation) and a diagnostic tool (imaging, sensing). The same optical platform performs multiple functions including tissue treatment, image capture, and parameter measurement, thereby improving accuracy without proportionally increasing equipment complexity
3Measurement precision
If multiple oral images are detected and aggregated over time, then future bite arrangement estimation accuracy is improved, but the processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by capturing and pre-processing oral images during routine dental visits before the actual treatment planning is needed. Machine learning models pre-analyze the images to extract key features and track changes over time, so that when future bite arrangement estimation is required, the computational work has already been partially completed, reducing both processing time and resource requirements
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements continuous monitoring by periodically capturing oral images during regular dental check-ups and maintaining an ongoing dataset. This continuous action allows the machine learning model to progressively refine the future bite arrangement prediction as more data becomes available, improving accuracy without requiring intensive batch processing at a single point in time
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
Enhances dental treatment efficiency by providing accurate future bite arrangement estimation and remote oversight, reducing costs and time, while improving workflow with concurrent imaging and analysis.
Implementation Method 1
a laser configured to generate a laser beam as a function of a laser parameter, a beam delivery system configured to deliver the laser beam from the laser
Implementation Method 2
directing, using the hand piece, the laser beam to dental tissue
Implementation Method 3
a sensor configured to detect a dental parameter as a function of a dental phenomenon, the sensor comprises a camera and the dental parameter comprises an image of oral tissue
Data Source
AI summary
An exemplary system may include a laser configured to generate a laser beam as a function of a laser parameter, a beam delivery system configured to deliver the laser beam from the laser, a hand piece configured to accept the laser beam and direct the laser beam to dental tissue, wherein the laser beam performs a non-ablative treatment of the dental tissue, as a function of the laser parameter, a sensor configured to detect a plurality of oral images concurrently with delivery of the laser beam to the dental tissue, and a computing device configured to receive the plurality of oral images from the sensor and aggregate an aggregated oral image as a function of the plurality of oral images.