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US 2012/0270182 A1Published application
Dentition score
AssigneePreViser Corporation
InventorsJohn A. Martin, Carl F. Loeb
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Abstract
Methods, systems, algorithms, and uses for dentition scores having clinical applicability for an individual patient are described herein. The scores increase as a condition worsens and decrease with treatment. The score can be used to communicate the status of a patient's dentitions to the patient, to an insurer, or to another health care professional.
Claims15
A method for describing a status of an individual's teeth over time, the method comprising:
- classifying, by one or more computer systems, the teeth in an individual's dentition based on the status of each individual tooth;
- classifying, by the one or more computer systems, missing teeth in the individual's dentition based on the method of prosthetic tooth replacement;
- determining a number of teeth in an individual's dentition that are optimal for the individual;
- determining a number of teeth in an individual's dentition that are visible;
- calculating, by one or more computer systems, based on at least some of the classifications and determinations, a caries score associated with the extent of teeth in the individual's dentition affected by decay;
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- calculating, by one or more computer systems, based on at least some of the classifications and determinations, a prosthetic score associated with the status of the individual's dentition related to prosthetic tooth replacement;
- storing the caries score and the prosthetic score;
- retrieving previously stored caries scores and prosthetic scores for the individual;
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- generating a graph of the changes in the individual's caries score and prosthetic score over time.
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A method for generating a caries score for communicating the status of an individual's dentition, the method comprising:
- retrieving, by one or more computer systems, a stored historical caries score for the individual;
- calculating, by the one or more computer systems, a caries score based on a current status of the individual's dentition, wherein the calculation generates an increased caries score with increased need and decreased caries score with effective treatment;
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- comparing the caries score to the historical caries score, and
- communicating a change in the status of the individual's dentition based on the comparison of the caries score to the historical caries score where in increased score indicates a worsening condition and a decreased score indicates a decrease in need for treatment.
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