SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING AN OBJECTIVE DENTAL HEALTH ANALYSIS
First Claim
1. A method of assessing a patient'"'"'s dental health, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a processor, for each location of a plurality of tooth locations, a corresponding first set of data and a corresponding second set of data, wherein the first set of data indicates a physical condition of a tooth at the location, and wherein the second set of data indicates at least one physical parameter of the tooth at the location;
determining, by the processor, for each location of the plurality of tooth locations, a first score based on the corresponding first set of data, wherein the first score indicates a hard tissue health of a tooth at the location;
determining, by the processor, a first aggregate score based on at least one or more of the first scores, wherein the first aggregate score indicates a hard tissue health of the patient;
determining, by the processor, for each location of the plurality of tooth locations, a second score based on the corresponding second set of data, wherein the second score indicates a periodontal health associated with a tooth at the location;
determining, by the processor, a second aggregate score based at least in part on one or more of the second scores, wherein the second aggregate score indicates a periodontal health of the patient;
determining, by the processor, a dental health score based on the first aggregate score and the second aggregate score, wherein the dental health score indicates an overall dental health of the patient; and
outputting the dental health score to a display device.
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Abstract
Implementations for obtaining objective measurements related to a patient'"'"'s dental condition and reporting a patient'"'"'s dental health based on these objective measurements are described herein. One or more of implementations can be used to provide an objective standard by which a patient'"'"'s dental health can be evaluated. In some implementations, one or more numerical scores can be generated for a patient, where each score describes a different aspect of the patient'"'"'s dental health. In some cases, a single dental health score can be generated to represent the patient'"'"'s overall dental health. In some cases, dentists can use these implementations to improve the consistency and impartiality of their medical opinions, and to communicate more efficiently and effectively with others (e.g., other dentists, administrators, and patients).
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30 Claims
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1. A method of assessing a patient'"'"'s dental health, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a processor, for each location of a plurality of tooth locations, a corresponding first set of data and a corresponding second set of data, wherein the first set of data indicates a physical condition of a tooth at the location, and wherein the second set of data indicates at least one physical parameter of the tooth at the location; determining, by the processor, for each location of the plurality of tooth locations, a first score based on the corresponding first set of data, wherein the first score indicates a hard tissue health of a tooth at the location; determining, by the processor, a first aggregate score based on at least one or more of the first scores, wherein the first aggregate score indicates a hard tissue health of the patient; determining, by the processor, for each location of the plurality of tooth locations, a second score based on the corresponding second set of data, wherein the second score indicates a periodontal health associated with a tooth at the location; determining, by the processor, a second aggregate score based at least in part on one or more of the second scores, wherein the second aggregate score indicates a periodontal health of the patient; determining, by the processor, a dental health score based on the first aggregate score and the second aggregate score, wherein the dental health score indicates an overall dental health of the patient; and outputting the dental health score to a display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors causes:
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receiving, at the processor, for each location of a plurality of tooth locations, a corresponding first set of data and a corresponding second set of data, wherein the first set of data indicates a physical condition of a tooth at the location, and wherein the second set of data indicates at least one physical parameter of the tooth at the location; determining, by the processor, for each location of the plurality of tooth locations, a first score based on the corresponding first set of data, wherein the first score indicates a hard tissue health of a tooth at the location; determining, by the processor, a first aggregate score based on at least one or more of the first scores, wherein the first aggregate score indicates a hard tissue health of the patient; determining, by the processor, for each location of the plurality of tooth locations, a second score based on the corresponding second set of data, wherein the second score indicates a periodontal health associated with a tooth at the location; determining, by the processor, a second aggregate score based at least in part on one or more of the second scores, wherein the second aggregate score indicates an periodontal health of the patient; determining, by the processor, a dental health score based on the first aggregate score and the second aggregate score, wherein the dental health score indicates an overall dental health of the patient; and outputting the dental health score to a display device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30)
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21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of 16, wherein determining each second score further comprises:
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receiving, at the processor, an indication that the tooth at the corresponding location exhibits suppuration; and upon receiving the indication that the tooth at the corresponding location exhibits suppuration, modifying the second score by the processor, wherein modifying the second score comprises reducing the second score by a pre-determined value.
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28. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of 27, further comprising outputting to a display the determined course of treatment as a recommended course of treatment.
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