Tooth shade analyzer system and methods

Details Tooth shade analyzer system and methods Tooth shade analyzer system and methods

1999-08-30

2000-10-17

Philogene, Pedro

Dentistry

Apparatus

Tooth selection guide

356408, A61C 1910

Patent

active

061322105

ABSTRACT:
A tooth shade analyzing system and method of use. The system includes a digital camera which connects to a shade analyzer subsystem, e.g., a digital video processor, and a color display monitor. The camera captures a digital color image of the patient's tooth and the subsystem compares that image to a stored plurality of tooth shades. Each tooth shade is represented in a block of data, including color image data, a tooth shade digital word, and a manufacturer type. The patient's tooth image includes an RGB chromaticity representation that is scanned and compared with the several tooth shades stored in memory, and a match is determined and communicated to a user of the system. The method of use includes the specification of fractional tooth shades, if needed, corresponding to a plurality of porcelain films for manufacturing a reconstructed tooth.

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