Method and system for imaging and modeling a three dimensional structure

A method for optically imaging a dental structure within an oral cavity, comprising:

• coating the structure with a luminescent substance to enhance the image quality, the luminescent substance having an excitation range;
• directing air at a tooth-gum interface of the dental structure through at least one air nozzle movably coupled to an intra-oral track;
• capturing one or more images of the dental structure through at least one image aperture with a multi-dimensional camera coupled to the image aperture, the image aperture movably coupled to an intra-oral track and having a frequency sensitivity, wherein the frequency sensitivity of the image aperture is maximized for the luminescent material emission range;
• and
• generating a three-dimensional (3D) model of the dental structure based on the images captured by the image aperture.

A system to optically image a dental structure within an oral cavity, comprising:

• an intra-oral track adapted to be inserted inside the oral cavity;
• a spray orifice moveably coupled to the track to coat the dental structure with a material;
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• at least one image aperture movably coupled to the intra-oral track and adapted to capture one or more images of the dental structure.

A system to optically image a dental structure within an oral cavity, comprising:

• an intra-oral track adapted to be inserted inside the oral cavity;
• a pressurized air nozzle moveably coupled to the track to direct air at the dental structure;
• a spray orifice moveably coupled to the track to coat the dental structure with a luminescent material;
• and
• at least one image aperture movably coupled to the intra-oral track and adapted to capture one or more images of the dental structure.