Method of performing dental work and apparatus providing vision enhancement dentistry
OwnerGeoffrey W Heinrichinventor
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Abstract
A method of performing dental work without directly viewing an operative field utilizing an apparatus providing vision enhancement in dentistry. A dental camera apparatus enables the display of a mirror images of an operative field on a video display. A dentist can utilize the video mirror images as a frame of reference when performing dental work. The dental camera apparatus further provides video magnification of an object. The dental camera apparatus also includes adjustable lighting of the operative field. The dental camera apparatus may be recorded. The dental camera apparatus can be easily moved and rotated to any position offering extreme macro close-ups.
Claims17
A method of providing an enhanced image of an operative field, comprising the steps of:
- providing a video camera that is positioned to provide a mirror image of an operative field, said mirror image providing an understandable frame of reference of the operative field, said video camera being located outside a human mouth, said video camera not entering into the human mouth for the process of providing the enhanced image;
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- providing an adjustable support structure for retaining said video camera in a stationary position outside the human mouth;
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- displaying the operative field on a video display device, the operative field being an enlarged image of an open patient's mouth for the performance of dental work therein, wherein a user being able to switch between viewing said video display device and directly viewing said operative field to perform movements with an instrument.
A method of performing dental work by viewing a video display device, comprising the steps of:
- providing a video camera that is positioned to provide a mirror image of the operative field, said mirror image providing an understandable frame of reference of the operative field, said video camera being located outside a human mouth, said video camera not entering into the human mouth for the process of providing the enhanced image;
- providing an adjustable support structure for retaining said video camera in a stationary position outside the human mouth;
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- displaying the operative field on a video display device, the operative field being an enlarged image of an open patient's mouth for the performance of dental work therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.