Systems and methods for monitoring a tooth whitening regimen

Abstract

Described herein are systems and methods for monitoring progress or predicting an outcome of a tooth whitening regimen, including a method to monitor progress or predict an outcome of a tooth whitening regimen, comprising: (a) providing an adapter comprising a viewing channel configured to define a field of view of an intraoral region of a subject's mouth, wherein one or more teeth are visible in the field of view of the subject's mouth; (b) providing a color reference target comprising one or more color samples, wherein the color reference target appears in the field of view of the subject's mouth, and wherein each of the one or more color samples is associated with a reference color or shade; (c) using the color reference target to identify the color or shade of the one or more teeth; and (d) predicting the outcome of the tooth whitening regimen based on the identified color or shade of the one or more teeth and, optionally, one or more properties of the one or more teeth.

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