System and Method for Imaging a Mouth in Real Time During a Dental Procedure

A method for imaging a mouth in real time during a dental procedure, comprising:

• actuating a signal generator to selectively transmit one or more non-radiological signals into the mouth;
• actuating a signal receiver to selectively receive the one or more transmitted non-radiological signals reflected from the mouth;
• a computing system processing the received signal data and generating a 3-dimensional model (“3D model”) in real time, the 3D model having a 3D model visualization component;
• the computing system having a real time image generator module generating images or video in real time according to the received signal data;
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• displaying the 3D visualization component of the 3D model on a display screen proximate the signal generator and the signal receiver.

A method for imaging a mouth in real time during a dental procedure, comprising:

• actuating a signal generator to selectively transmit one or more non-radiological signals into the mouth;
• actuating a signal receiver to selectively receive the one or more transmitted non-radiological signals reflected from the mouth;
• a computing system processing the received signal data and generating a 3-dimensional model (“3D model”), the 3D model having a 3D model visualization component;
• displaying the 3D visualization component of the 3D model on a display screen proximate the signal generator and the signal receiver;
• wherein said signal generator generating and emitting sound signals into the mouth and each signal receiver receiving the emitted sound signals and converting said received signal into signal data for generating a real-time 3D model;
• wherein said computing system determining, based on the received signal data, a difference between cheeks, teeth, gums, bone, and tongue within a mouth.