Method and system for measuring periodontal pocket depth

    公开(公告)号:US12213852B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-04

    申请号:US17289938

    申请日:2019-10-31

    Applicant: 3SHAPE A/S

    Abstract: A system for measuring a depth of a periodontal pocket defined by a gap between a tooth and gingiva includes a frame, one camera, and a processor. The frame is configured to be worn by a user. The camera is configured to capture at least one 2D image of an intraoral target area. The at least one 2D image includes a representation of at least a part of the tooth, a gingiva margin defined by a section of the gingiva adjacent to the at least a part of the tooth, and a probe tip when the probe tip is inserted into the periodontal pocket. The processor is configured to receive the captured at least one 2D image and to determine an insertion length of the probe tip in the periodontal pocket. The determined insertion length represents the depth of the periodontal pocket.

    Intraoral scanning apparatus
    25.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11539937B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-27

    申请号:US17742151

    申请日:2022-05-11

    Applicant: 3SHAPE A/S

    Abstract: A scanner includes a camera, a light source for generating a probe light incorporating a spatial pattern, an optical system for transmitting the probe light towards the object and for transmitting at least a part of the light returned from the object to the camera, a focus element within the optical system for varying a position of a focus plane of the spatial pattern on the object, unit for obtaining at least one image from said array of sensor elements, unit for evaluating a correlation measure at each focus plane position between at least one image pixel and a weight function, a processor for determining the in-focus position(s) of each of a plurality of image pixels for a range of focus plane positions, or each of a plurality of groups of image pixels for a range of focus plane positions, and transforming in-focus data into 3D real world coordinates.

    Intraoral scanning apparatus
    26.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11368667B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-21

    申请号:US17533403

    申请日:2021-11-23

    Applicant: 3SHAPE A/S

    Abstract: A scanner includes a camera, a light source for generating a probe light incorporating a spatial pattern, an optical system for transmitting the probe light towards the object and for transmitting at least a part of the light returned from the object to the camera, a focus element within the optical system for varying a position of a focus plane of the spatial pattern on the object, unit for obtaining at least one image from said array of sensor elements, unit for evaluating a correlation measure at each focus plane position between at least one image pixel and a weight function, a processor for determining the in-focus position(s) of each of a plurality of image pixels for a range of focus plane positions, or each of a plurality of groups of image pixels for a range of focus plane positions, and transforming in-focus data into 3D real world coordinates.

    Motion blur compensation
    27.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10735706B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-04

    申请号:US16233263

    申请日:2018-12-27

    Applicant: 3SHAPE A/S

    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for compensating for motion blur when performing a 3D scanning of at least a part of an object by means of a 3D scanner, where the motion blur occurs because the scanner and the object are moved relative to each other while the scanning is performed, and where the motion blur compensation comprises: —determining whether there is a relative motion between the scanner and the object during the acquisition of the sequence of focus plane images; —if a relative motion is determined, performing a motion compensation based on the determined motion; and —generating a 3D surface from the sequence of focus plane images.

    3D intraoral scanner measuring fluorescence

    公开(公告)号:US10238296B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-26

    申请号:US14411160

    申请日:2013-06-27

    Applicant: 3Shape A/S

    Abstract: Disclosed is a 3D scanner system for detecting and/or visualizing cariogenic regions in teeth based on fluorescence emitted from the teeth, said 3D scanner system including a data processor configured for mapping a representation of fluorescence emitted from the teeth onto the corresponding portion of a digital 3D representation of the teeth to provide a combined digital 3D representation.

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