Intelligent dental handpiece control system

A method of controlling a dental handpiece comprising the steps of:

• sensing a frequency/time signal produced by said dental handpiece;
• processing said frequency/time signal to determine at least one secondary signal characteristic;
• analyzing said at least one secondary signal characteristic to determine a control signal;
• controlling the angular velocity of said dental handpiece according to said control signal.

A dental handpiece control kit comprising:

• a sensor operable to detect at least one of a vibration, sound, torque or force frequency/time signal produced by said handpiece in use;
• a signal processor operable to process said frequency/time signal and produce at least one secondary signal characteristic;
• a controller operable to analyze said at least one secondary signal characteristic and produce a control signal;
• a power controller operable to control the angular velocity of the dental handpiece.