Bluetooth system and method for determining and storing a dental root canal depth measurement

A system for determining and storing a dental root canal depth measurement comprising:

• at least one electronic apex locator configured to locate the apex of a dental root canal;
• a dental instrument, associated with each of the at least one electronic apex locator, configured to be inserted into the dental root canal, up to the apex thereof;
• and
• a remotely located data storage unit configured for storing data concerning at least one dental root canal, said apex locator configured to transmit data concerning the dental root canal to said data storage unit.

A method for determining and storing a dental root canal depth measurement comprising:

• (a) providing a dental instrument having a leading edge;
• (b) inserting said dental instrument into the beginning of the root canal;
• (c) transmitting a pulsed signal from said dental instrument, via the root canal, to the apex of the root canal;
• (d) converting said pulsed signal to a signal indicative of the distance between a leading edge of said dental instrument and the apex of the root canal;
• (e) if said indicative signal indicates that said leading edge of said dental instrument has reached the apex of the root canal then proceeding to step (g), otherwise proceeding to step (f);
• (f) inserting said dental instrument further into the root canal and returning to step (c);
• (g) marking said dental instrument at the point therealong which is at the entrance to the root canal;
• (h) measuring the distance between said marked point and said leading edge of said dental instrument to determine the depth of the root canal;
• and
• (i) storing the root canal depth measurement.