System for measuring teeth movement and contact pressure
OwnerBruce Willard Hultgreninventor
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Abstract
A wearable dental apparatus for capturing dental properties of a patient includes a support structure. The support structure is configured to be worn on the dentition of the patient. The wearable dental apparatus includes at least one sensor. The sensor is coupled to the support structure. The sensor is configured to capture a series of measurement of a dental property of the patient. The measurements are associated with one or more locations on the dentition of the patient. A dental map is generated based on at least some of the measurements and is displayed. The dentition of a patient is restored by selecting a restoration material based on the measurements.
Claims20
A wearable dental appliance for capturing dental properties of a patient comprising:
- a support structure configured to be worn by the patient on a dentition of the patient;
- and
- at least one sensor coupled to the support structure, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to capture a series of measurements of a dental property of the patient, the measurements being associated with one or more locations on the dentition of the patient.
A system for capturing dental properties of a patient comprising:
- a wearable dental appliance comprising:
- a support structure configured to be worn by the patient on a dentition of the patient;
- and
- at least one sensor coupled to the support structure, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to capture a measurement of a dental property of the patient;
- and
- a computing device comprising a processing device, computer readable storage device, the computer readable storage device storing data instructions which, when executed by the processing device, cause the processing device to:
- receive measurements from the wearable dental appliance;
- associate the measurements with locations on the dentition of the patient;
- generate a dental map, wherein the dental map is configured to display at least some of the measurements on an image of at least a portion of the dentition of the patient.
A method of restoring the dentition of a patient comprising:
- capturing an impression of the dentition of the patient;
- fabricating a dental appliance to be worn on at least a portion of the dentition of the patient, wherein the dental appliance includes at least one sensor configured to measure a dental property of the patient;
- using the dental appliance to capture measurement data while the patient is wearing the dental appliance, wherein the measurement data comprises a plurality of measurements captured by the one or more sensors;
- associating the measurement data with one or more locations on the dentition of the patient;
- selecting a restoration material based in part on the measurement data;
- and
- fabricating a dental restoration for the patient, wherein the dental restoration is formed, at least in part, from the selected restoration material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.