Dental diagnosis and dispensing apparatus and a system and a method for providing same

A method for providing a diagnosis of an orthodontic state of a user, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing one of a plurality of differently sized dental appliances wherein one of the dental appliances is worn in the mouth of the user;
• providing an image capturing device wherein the image capturing device obtains an image of the portion of the mouth of the user and produces a signal indicative of the image;
• providing a central processing unit programmed with data regarding orthodontic conditions wherein the central processing unit classifies the signal sent by the image capturing device into one of three orthodontic states defined by ranges within an orthodontic condition wherein a portion of each of the plurality of differently sized dental appliances are included within each one of the three orthodontic states;
• obtaining the image of the portion of the mouth of the user;
• and
• transmitting the image to the central processing unit.

A method for providing a diagnosis of an orthodontic state of a user, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing an image capturing device wherein the image capturing device obtains an image of a portion of the mouth of the user and produces a signal indicative of the image;
• providing a central processing unit programmed with data regarding orthodontic conditions wherein the central processing unit provides a diagnosis to the user of the orthodontic state of the user based on the signal transmitted by the image capturing device;
• obtaining the image of the portion of the mouth of the user wherein the portion of the mouth is a single tooth of the user;
• and
• transmitting the image to the central processing unit.

A method for providing a diagnosis of an orthodontic state of a user, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing an apparatus having an image capturing device wherein the image capturing device obtains an image of a portion of a mouth of the user, the apparatus further having a data transmission device capable of transmitting a signal indicative of the image or a set of data of the user to a central processing unit;
• providing a central processing unit located remote from the apparatus programmed with statistical data regarding orthodontic conditions;
• obtaining the image of the portion of the mouth of the user;
• and
• transmitting the image to the central processing unit wherein the central processing unit classifies the signal sent by the image capturing device into one of a plurality of orthodontic states.

A method for providing a diagnosis of an orthodontic state of a user, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing an image capturing device wherein the image capturing device obtains an image of a portion of the mouth ad of the user wherein the portion of the mouth of the user is from a midline of a set of teeth of the user to a back portion of an interior of the mouth of the user, the image capturing device producing a signal indicative of the image;
• providing a central processing unit programmed with data regarding orthodontic conditions wherein the central processing unit provides a diagnosis to the user of the orthodontic state of the user based on the signal transmitted by the image capturing device;
• obtaining the image of the portion of the mouth of the user wherein the portion of the mouth is a single tooth of the user;
• and
• transmitting the image to the central processing unit.

A method for providing a diagnosis of an orthodontic state of a user, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing an input device;
• inputting an age of the user in the input device;
• providing a central processing unit programmed with data regarding orthodontic conditions and receiving information from the input device;
• and
• providing a diagnosis to the user of the orthodontic state of the user based solely the age of the user.

A method for providing a diagnosis of an orthodontic state of a user, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a wafer;
• providing a central processing unit programmed with data regarding orthodontic conditions;
• positioning the wafer within a mouth of the user and making an impression of a tooth of the user;
• capturing an image of the wafer;
• and
• transmitting the image of the wafer to the central processing unit.

A method for providing a diagnosis of an orthodontic state of a user, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a film;
• providing a central processing unit programmed with data regarding orthodontic conditions;
• positioning the film within a mouth of the user and making an impression of a tooth of the user;
• capturing an image of the film;
• and
• transmitting the image of the film to the central processing unit.

A method for providing a diagnosis of an orthodontic state of a mouth of a user, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a central processing unit programmed with data regarding orthodontic conditions;
• providing an image capturing device wherein the image capturing device obtains an image of a portion of the mouth of the user;
• transmitting the image of a portion of the mouth of the user to the central processing unit;
• and
• altering the image to compensate for improper closure of the mouth of the user.

A method for providing a diagnosis of an orthodontic state of a user, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a tray;
• providing a central processing unit programmed with data regarding orthodontic conditions;
• positioning the tray within a mouth of the user and making an impression of a tooth of the user;
• capturing an image of the tray;
• and
• transmitting the image of the tray to the central processing unit.

An apparatus for providing a diagnosis of an orthodontic state of a user, the apparatus comprising:

• an image capturing device wherein the image capturing device obtains an image of a portion of the mouth of the user and produces a signal indicative of the image;
• a focusing mechanism by which the image capturing device is able to focus;
• and
• a central processing unit programmed with data regarding orthodontic conditions and further programmed to diagnose the orthodontic state of the user based on a distance between the focusing mechanism and the user.

A method for providing a diagnosis of an orthodontic state of a user, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing an image capturing device wherein the image capturing device obtains an image of a portion of the mouth of the user and produces a signal indicative of the image;
• providing a focusing mechanism by which the image capturing device is able to focus;
• providing a central processing unit programmed with data regarding orthodontic conditions and further programmed to diagnose the orthodontic state of the user based on a distance between the focusing mechanism and the user;
• positioning the focusing mechanism toward the mouth of the user;
• obtaining the image of the portion of the mouth of the user;
• and
• transmitting the image to the central processing unit.

A method for providing a diagnosis of an orthodontic state of a user, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a wafer;
• providing an image capturing device wherein the image capturing device obtains an image and produces a signal indicative of the image;
• providing a central processing unit located remote from the image capturing device programmed with data regarding orthodontic conditions;
• positioning the wafer within a mouth of the user and making an impression of a tooth of the user;
• capturing an image of the wafer;
• and
• transmitting the image of the wafer to the central processing unit.

A method for providing a diagnosis of an orthodontic state of a user, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a tray;
• providing an image capturing device wherein the image capturing device obtains an image and produces a signal indicative of the image;
• providing a central processing unit located remote from the image capturing device programmed with data regarding orthodontic conditions;
• positioning the tray within a mouth of the user and making an impression of a tooth of the user;
• capturing an image of the tray;
• and
• transmitting the image of the tray to the central processing unit.

A method for providing a diagnosis of an orthodontic state of a user, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing an impression device capable of obtaining an impression of a tooth of the user;
• providing an image capturing device wherein the image capturing device obtains an image and produces a signal indicative of the image;
• providing a central processing unit programmed with data regarding orthodontic conditions;
• positioning the impression device within a mouth of the user and making an impression of a tooth of the user;
• capturing an image of the impression device;
• and
• transmitting the image of the impression device to the central processing unit.

A method for providing a diagnosis of an orthodontic state of a user, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing an impression device capable of obtaining an impression of a tooth of the user;
• providing an image capturing device wherein the image capturing device obtains an image and produces a signal indicative of the image;
• providing a central processing unit located remote from the image capturing device programmed with data regarding orthodontic conditions;
• positioning the impression device within a mouth of the user and making an impression of a tooth of the user;
• capturing an image of the impression device;
• and
• transmitting the image of the impression device to the central processing unit.

A method for providing a diagnosis of an orthodontic state of a user, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing an image capturing device wherein the image capturing device obtains an image of a portion of the mouth of the user and produces a signal indicative of the image;
• providing a central processing unit programmed with data regarding orthodontic conditions wherein the central processing unit provides a diagnosis to the user of the orthodontic state of the user based on the signal transmitted by the image capturing device;
• obtaining the image of the portion of the mouth of the user wherein the portion of the mouth is a single tooth of the user;
• transmitting the image to the central processing unit wherein the central processing unit classifies the signal sent by the image capturing device into a plurality of orthodontic states.

A method for providing a diagnosis of an orthodontic state of a user, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing an apparatus having an image capturing device wherein the image capturing device obtains an image of a portion of a mouth of the user, the apparatus further having a data transmission device capable of transmitting a signal indicative of the image or a set of data of the user to a central processing unit;
• providing a central processing unit located remote from the apparatus programmed with statistical data regarding orthodontic conditions;
• obtaining the image of the portion of the mouth of the user;
• and
• transmitting the image to the central processing unit wherein the central processing unit classifies the signal sent by the image capturing device into a plurality of orthodontic states.

A method for providing a diagnosis of an orthodontic state of a user, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing an image capturing device wherein the image capturing device obtains an image of a portion of the mouth of the user wherein the portion of the mouth of the user is from a midline of a set of teeth of the user to a back portion of an interior of the mouth of the user, the image capturing device producing a signal indicative of the image;
• providing a central processing unit programmed with data regarding orthodontic conditions wherein the central processing unit provides a diagnosis to the user of the orthodontic state of the user based on the signal transmitted by the image capturing device;
• obtaining the image of the portion of the mouth of the user wherein the portion of the mouth is a single tooth of the user;
• and
• transmitting the image to the central processing unit wherein the central processing unit classifies the signal sent by the image capturing device into a plurality of orthodontic states.