Method for determining periodontal pocket depth
AssigneeNicholas D. Shumaker DDS, MS, PLLC
InventorNicholas D. Shumaker
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Abstract
A broad object of a particular embodiment of the invention can be to provide a method of determining the periodontal pocket depth around a tooth, including: locating the alveolar bone crest of the alveolar bone which supports the tooth to determine an alveolar bone crest location; locating the line where the free gingiva meets the exposed part of the tooth to determine a gumline location; and calculating the periodontal pocket depth using the alveolar bone crest location, the gumline location, and a predetermined biologic width value.
Claims13
A method of determining the periodontal pocket depth around a tooth, comprising:
- locating the alveolar bone crest of the alveolar bone which supports said tooth to determine an alveolar bone crest location;
- wherein said alveolar bone crest location is determined via cone beam computed tomography data;
- locating the line where the free gingiva meets the exposed part of said tooth to determine a gumline location;
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- wherein said gumline location is determined via digital impression data;
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- where in the distance between said alveolar bone crest location and said gumline location is determined via a stitched image in which said cone beam computed tomography data and said digital impression data are merged;
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- executing a program code contained in a non-transitory computer readable medium communicatively coupled to a processor to:
- calculating calculate said periodontal pocket depth for said tooth using said alveolar bone crest location, said gumline location, and a predetermined biologic width value to generate a calculated periodontal pocket depth;
- determine whether said calculated periodontal pocket depth is considered (i) normal/healthy, (ii) indicative of mild periodontitis, (iii) indicative of moderate periodontitis, or (iv) indicative of advanced periodontitis;
- flag said calculated periodontal pocket depth that is considered (i) indicative of mild periodontitis, (ii) indicative of moderate periodontitis, or (iii) indicative of advanced periodontitis;
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- suggest a treatment plan for said calculated periodontal pocket depth that is considered (i) indicative of mild periodontitis, (ii) indicative of moderate periodontitis, or (iii) indicative of advanced periodontitis.
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