Techniques for standardized imaging of oral cavity

An oral cavity image system comprising:

• a bracket comprising
• a mouthpiece of rigid material comprising an upper bite guide and a lower bite guide, both disposed on a posterior side of the mouthpiece and separated by an opening through the mouthpiece, wherein the upper bite guide and lower bite guide are spaced apart such that a subject biting down on the upper bite guide with the subject's upper jaw and biting up on the lower bite guide with the subject's lower jaw opens the subject's oral cavity to inspection through the opening;
• and
• a camera mount disposed on an anterior side of the mouthpiece and comprising a flange configured to engage and slide along the opening of the mouthpiece,
• wherein the camera mount further comprises an optical path for light to pass through the camera mount and through the opening in the mouthpiece;
• a camera removeably attached to the anterior side of the camera mount, wherein the camera is configured to record and display an image based on light passing through the optical path from the posterior side of the camera mount;
• and
• a processor configured to merge data from a plurality of images recorded by the camera at a corresponding plurality of positions of the camera mount as the camera mount slides along the opening in the mouthpiece.

A method comprising:

• removeably attaching a camera to a camera mount of a bracket comprising the camera mount and a mouthpiece, wherein
• the mouthpiece comprises an upper bite guide and a lower bite guide, both disposed on a posterior side of the mouthpiece and separated by an opening through the mouthpiece, wherein the upper bite guide and lower bite guide are spaced apart such that a subject biting down on the upper bite guide with the subject's upper jaw and biting up on the lower bite guide with the subject's lower jaw opens the subject's oral cavity to inspection through the opening,
• the camera mount is disposed on an anterior side of the mouthpiece and comprises a flange configured to engage and slide along the opening of the mouthpiece and an optical path for light to pass through the camera mount and through the opening in the mouthpiece, and
• the camera is configured to record and display an image based on light passing through the optical path from the posterior side of the camera mount;
• causing a subject to bite against the bite guides of the mouthpiece;
• sliding the camera mount to a plurality of positions along the opening in the mouthpiece;
• and
• causing the camera to capture a plurality of images corresponding to the plurality of positions.