SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORAL INSPECTION

Abstract: the present invention provides an interdental gap detection system for an oral inspection device. the gap detection system comprises a light emission module configured to emit light to irradiate an oral region of interest. the gap detection system comprises an optical filter arranged to preferentially filter, from light reflected from or emitted by the oral region of interest, fluorescence emitted from oral structures in the oral region of interest. the gap detection system comprises a sensor module configured to detect the filtered light and output corresponding sensor data. the gap detection system further comprises a processor module configured to process the sensor data output by the sensor module, to identify the presence of an interdental gap in the oral region of interest.

Inventor(s): Samuel Ian Harold ACKROYD, Matthew Jonathan STUBBS

CPC Classification: A61B1/24 (for the mouth, i.e. stomatoscopes, e.g. with tongue depressors (tongue depressors per se ); Instruments for opening or keeping open the mouth (combined with saliva removers ; mouth openers for animals ))

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