Oral Care System And Method For Promoting Oral Hygiene

Abstract

An oral care system includes an oral care device having a head, a light source configured to direct light onto organic matter within an oral cavity during an oral care routine, and at least one optical sensor configured to generate optical sensor data representing optical feedback resulting from the incident light, the optical feedback including reflected light or fluoresced light. At least one programmable processor determines, based on the optical sensor data, an oral care characteristic associated with the organic matter. The oral care characteristic may include an oral health characteristic, a brushing effectiveness characteristic, or a teeth whiteness characteristic. In some embodiments, the processor identifies and differentiates among hard oral tissue, soft oral tissue, and plaque, assigns an oral care score, and/or controls a stroke frequency of a vibratory motor of the oral care device.

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