Methods for determining color or shade information of a dental object using an image generation device without operator identification of the position of a reference implement in the field of view of the image generation device
First Claim
1. A method including the determination of shade information of a dental object in a patient'"'"'s mouth, comprising the steps of:
- determining color information of the dental object, wherein the color information is determined by;
generating data of the dental object with an image generation device having a field of view, wherein the dental object and a reference implement having one or more regions of predetermined optical properties are positioned in the field of view of the image generation device, wherein the reference implement is adapted for use near the dental object in the patient'"'"'s mouth;
generating data of the reference implement with the image generation device, wherein the reference implement includes a positional location attribute, wherein based on the positional location attribute a position of the one or more regions of predetermined optical properties of the reference implement in the field of view of the image generation device is determined by a processing system without operator identification of the position in the field of view of the image generation device;
generating color information of the dental object by adjusting the data generated of the dental object based on the data generated of the reference implement; and
determining shade information of the dental object, wherein the color information is used to determine a closest match or matches of shade values in one or more regions of the dental object, wherein data for the shade values are stored in memory accessed by the processing system.
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Abstract
Color measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from a central source fiber optic and receive light reflected from the surface of the object/tooth being measured. Light from the perimeter fiber optics pass to a variety of filters. The system utilizes the perimeter receiver fiber optics to determine information regarding the height and angle of the probe with respect to the object/tooth being measured. Under processor control, the color measurement may be made at a predetermined height and angle. Various color spectral photometer arrangements are disclosed. Translucency, fluorescence and/or surface texture data also may be obtained. Audio feedback may be provided to guide operator use of the system. The probe may have a removable or shielded tip for contamination prevention. A method of producing dental prostheses based on measured data also is disclosed. Measured data also may be stored and/or organized as part of a patient data base.
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44 Claims
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1. A method including the determination of shade information of a dental object in a patient'"'"'s mouth, comprising the steps of:
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determining color information of the dental object, wherein the color information is determined by; generating data of the dental object with an image generation device having a field of view, wherein the dental object and a reference implement having one or more regions of predetermined optical properties are positioned in the field of view of the image generation device, wherein the reference implement is adapted for use near the dental object in the patient'"'"'s mouth; generating data of the reference implement with the image generation device, wherein the reference implement includes a positional location attribute, wherein based on the positional location attribute a position of the one or more regions of predetermined optical properties of the reference implement in the field of view of the image generation device is determined by a processing system without operator identification of the position in the field of view of the image generation device; generating color information of the dental object by adjusting the data generated of the dental object based on the data generated of the reference implement; and determining shade information of the dental object, wherein the color information is used to determine a closest match or matches of shade values in one or more regions of the dental object, wherein data for the shade values are stored in memory accessed by the processing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method including the determination of color information of a dental object in a patient'"'"'s mouth, comprising the steps of:
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determining color information of the dental object, wherein the color information is determined by; generating data of the dental object with an image generation device having a field of view, wherein the dental object and a reference implement having one or more regions of predetermined optical properties are positioned in the field of view of the image generation device, wherein the reference implement is adapted for use near the dental object in the patient'"'"'s mouth; generating data of the reference implement with the image generation device, wherein the reference implement includes a positional location attribute, wherein based on the positional location attribute a position of the one or more regions of predetermined optical properties of the reference implement in the field of view of the image generation device is determined by a processing system without operator identification of the position of the reference implement in the field of view of the image generation device; generating color information of the dental object by adjusting the data generated of the dental object based on the data generated of the reference implement; and outputting the color information of the dental object for one or more regions of the dental object. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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