Method of identifying dental consumables equipped into a dental tool machine
AssigneeDENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
InventorHans-Christian Schneider
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Abstract
A method of identifying dental consumables including at least one of a dental blank (2) and a dental tool (3) equipped into a dental tool machine (1). The method includes: a step of colliding the dental tool (3) with the dental blank (2) or a dental blank holder of the dental tool machine (1) and a step of detecting a signal indicative of the collision. The method also includes a step of analyzing the detected signal through trained artificial intelligence; and a step of identifying the type and/or condition of at least one of the dental consumables based on the analysis.
Claims20
A method of identifying dental consumables including at least one of a dental blank and a dental tool equipped into a dental tool machine for manufacturing dental restorations, the method comprising:
- colliding the dental tool with the dental blank or a dental blank holder of the dental tool machine as part of a touch calibration process executed prior to machining a dental restoration, the touch calibration process to establish a reference value of a dental material type or a dental geometrical property of the dental blank or the dental blank holder;
- detecting a signal indicative of the collision;
- analyzing the detected signal through trained artificial intelligence;
- identifying the material type or geometrical properties of at least one of the dental consumables based on the analysis;
- receiving one or more information of the dental consumables respectively;
- recognizing the type and/or the condition of each dental consumable based on the received information;
- and
- verifying consistency of the recognition with the identification.
A non-transitory computer program comprising computer-readable codes for causing a computer based dental machining system for manufacturing dental restorations to perform operations comprising:
- colliding a dental tool with a dental blank as part of a touch calibration process executed prior to machining a dental restoration, the touch calibration process to establish a reference value of a dental material type or a dental geometrical property of the dental blank or the dental blank holder;
- detecting a signal indicative of the collision;
- analyzing the detected signal through trained artificial intelligence;
- identifying the material type or geometrical properties of the dental blank based on the analysis;
- receiving information of dental consumables;
- recognizing the type and/or the condition of each dental consumable based on the received information;
- and
- verifying consistency of the recognition with the identification.
A non-transitory computer-readable data storage medium storing a program, which, when executed by a computer system for manufacturing dental restorations, causes the computer system to perform operations comprising:
- colliding a dental tool with a dental blank or a dental blank holder of a dental tool machine as part of a touch calibration process executed prior to machining a dental restoration, the touch calibration process to establish a reference value of a dental material type or a dental geometrical property of the dental blank or the dental blank holder;
- detecting a signal indicative of the collision;
- analyzing the detected signal through trained artificial intelligence;
- identifying the material type or geometrical properties of the dental blank based on the analysis;
- receiving information of dental consumables;
- recognizing the type and/or the condition of each dental consumable based on the received information;
- and
- verifying consistency of the recognition with the identification.
A dental machining system for manufacturing dental restorations comprising:
- a dental tool machine which comprises:
- dental consumables including at least one of a dental blank and a dental tool;
- one or more driving units each movably holding at least one dental tool for machining a corresponding side of the dental blank;
- a dental blank holder for holding at least one dental blank relatively movably with respect to the dental tools;
- a detection device configured to detect a signal indicative of a collision of the dental tool with the dental blank or the dental blank holder, where the collision is part of a touch calibration process executed prior to machining a dental restoration, the touch calibration process to establish a reference value of a dental material type or a dental geometrical property of the dental blank or the dental blank holder;
- means for implementing a trained artificial intelligence that is configured to analyze the signal and identify the material type or geometrical properties of at least one of the dental consumables based on the analysis;
- means for receiving information of the dental consumables;
- means for recognizing the type and/or the condition of each dental consumable based on the received information;
- means for verifying consistency of the recognition with the identification;
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- a control device configured to control the dental machining system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.