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Method and apparatus for the non-invasive examination of the tooth-jaw structure of a patient to determine the characteristics of unerupted teeth and to control nutritional intake pursuant thereto

  • US 4,564,355 A
  • Filed: 01/09/1984
  • Issued: 01/14/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/09/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for the non-invasive examination of the tooth-jaw structure of a patient to determine the characteristics of unerupted teeth in said structure, said apparatus comprising means for producing a beam of energy support means for said beam producing means for positioning the same such that the beam of energy strikes the tooth-jaw structure and undergoes modification depending on the presence of unerupted teeth and their size and position in the tooth-jaw structure, receiver means on said support means for receiving the beam of energy after striking the tooth-jaw structure or after re-radiation by the tooth-jaw structure to produce the characteristics of unerupted teeth in said structure, and locator means coupled to said receiver means for producing an indication of the location of said receiver means such that the characteristics of the unerupted teeth are related spatially.

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