Method and system for recording carious lesions
First Claim
1. An interactive system for recording carious lesion information comprising:
- a) a computing device comprising a display, a central processing unit (CPU), operating system software, memory for storing data, a user interface, and input/output capability for reading and writing data;
b) a patient database comprising patient dental records;
c) a graphical user interface (GUI) having at least one linked, interactive screen display, said display comprising;
1) a first display area comprising an anatomically correct diagram of a set of teeth, wherein said teeth represent a patient'"'"'s teeth according to the corresponding data stored for the patient in said patient information database, said teeth including indicia to indicate condition of a patient'"'"'s teeth, wherein said teeth are interactive icons, and each of said teeth can be selected to link to a representative diagram of a selected patient'"'"'s tooth;
2) a second display area, operatively linked to said first display area, comprising a representative diagram of the coronal morphology of a tooth selected from said teeth, wherein said tooth is an interactive tooth icon divided into selectable regions corresponding to the coronal morphology of said selected tooth, wherein said selectable regions are interactive region icons, each of said region icons having a region identifier to uniquely identify said selectable region;
3) a third display area having operable diagnostic icons, indicative of diagnostic information, wherein said diagnostic icons allow a user to input and record diagnostic information for each said region of said tooth selected and displayed in said second display area; and
4) a fourth display area, associated with said tooth icon displayed in said second display area, comprising a scrollable window to display diagnostic information recorded for the selected patient'"'"'s tooth, wherein said displayed diagnostic information corresponds to said diagnostic information input using said diagnostic icons in said third display area; and
d) computer program code for;
1) providing the capability to allow navigating among elements of said linked, interactive screen display;
2) providing interactive icons to allow entering and editing of said carious lesion information;
3) allowing selection of a patient from said patient database;
4) recording the condition of a selected patient'"'"'s teeth by;
i) receiving one of said tooth icons selections from said diagram of a set of teeth;
ii) displaying said tooth icon;
iii) receiving one of said region icons selections of said selected tooth icon;
iv) receiving at least one of said diagnostic icons selections to record the condition of a patient'"'"'s tooth corresponding to said selected tooth region;
v) displaying said recorded condition;
vi) providing the capability to allow verifying and editing of said recorded condition; and
vii) repeating steps i)-vi) until the condition of each region of each of the selected patient'"'"'s teeth has been received and recorded;
wherein said computing device executes said computer code and provides said GUI to allow a user to interactively record carious lesion information.
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Abstract
A method and system is provided for charting tooth decay to assist in caries management. Specifically, the invention provides a computer system, a Graphical User Interface(GUI), a method, and associated computer code for presenting an interactive tooth chart comprising selectable, anatomically correct tooth icons corresponding to a dental patient'"'"'s teeth. The invention allows a user to select regions of each individual tooth icon to record the condition of the selected region. According to the invention, a dental patient is selected from a patient data base, the patent'"'"'s teeth are examined, and the condition of each tooth region is recorded using selectable icons. The invention further provides automatic characterization of dental conditions based on standard values and previously recorded conditions to indicate progression of disease. In an alternative embodiment, the invention provides a recommended course of clinical management based on the information recorded. In another embodiment the invention automatically classifies patients into risk categories and provides suggested x-ray exam intervals. Thus, particular advantages of the current invention include ease of recording dental conditions, more accurate dental charting, and automatic analysis of recorded dental data, advantageously resulting in better patient care and more efficient use of a dental care provider'"'"'s time.
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1. An interactive system for recording carious lesion information comprising:
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a) a computing device comprising a display, a central processing unit (CPU), operating system software, memory for storing data, a user interface, and input/output capability for reading and writing data; b) a patient database comprising patient dental records; c) a graphical user interface (GUI) having at least one linked, interactive screen display, said display comprising; 1) a first display area comprising an anatomically correct diagram of a set of teeth, wherein said teeth represent a patient'"'"'s teeth according to the corresponding data stored for the patient in said patient information database, said teeth including indicia to indicate condition of a patient'"'"'s teeth, wherein said teeth are interactive icons, and each of said teeth can be selected to link to a representative diagram of a selected patient'"'"'s tooth; 2) a second display area, operatively linked to said first display area, comprising a representative diagram of the coronal morphology of a tooth selected from said teeth, wherein said tooth is an interactive tooth icon divided into selectable regions corresponding to the coronal morphology of said selected tooth, wherein said selectable regions are interactive region icons, each of said region icons having a region identifier to uniquely identify said selectable region; 3) a third display area having operable diagnostic icons, indicative of diagnostic information, wherein said diagnostic icons allow a user to input and record diagnostic information for each said region of said tooth selected and displayed in said second display area; and 4) a fourth display area, associated with said tooth icon displayed in said second display area, comprising a scrollable window to display diagnostic information recorded for the selected patient'"'"'s tooth, wherein said displayed diagnostic information corresponds to said diagnostic information input using said diagnostic icons in said third display area; and d) computer program code for; 1) providing the capability to allow navigating among elements of said linked, interactive screen display; 2) providing interactive icons to allow entering and editing of said carious lesion information; 3) allowing selection of a patient from said patient database; 4) recording the condition of a selected patient'"'"'s teeth by; i) receiving one of said tooth icons selections from said diagram of a set of teeth; ii) displaying said tooth icon; iii) receiving one of said region icons selections of said selected tooth icon; iv) receiving at least one of said diagnostic icons selections to record the condition of a patient'"'"'s tooth corresponding to said selected tooth region; v) displaying said recorded condition; vi) providing the capability to allow verifying and editing of said recorded condition; and vii) repeating steps i)-vi) until the condition of each region of each of the selected patient'"'"'s teeth has been received and recorded; wherein said computing device executes said computer code and provides said GUI to allow a user to interactively record carious lesion information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 38, 39, 40)
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15. An interactive system for recording carious lesion information comprising:
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a) a computing device comprising a display, a central processing unit (CPU), operating system software, memory for storing data, a user interface, and input/output capability for reading and writing data; b) a patient database comprising patient dental records; c) a varies detection dental probe providing decay reading values indicative of tooth condition; d) a graphical user interface (GUI) having at least one linked, interactive screen display, said display comprising; 1) a first display area comprising an anatomically correct diagram of a set of teeth, wherein said teeth represent a patient'"'"'s teeth according to the corresponding data stored for the patient in said patient information database, said teeth including indicia to indicate condition of a patient'"'"'s teeth, wherein said teeth are interactive icons, and each of said teeth can be selected to link to a representative diagram of a selected patient'"'"'s tooth; 2) a second display area, operatively linked to said first display area, comprising a representative diagram of the coronal morphology of a tooth selected from said teeth, wherein said tooth is an interactive tooth icon divided into selectable regions corresponding to the coronal morphology of said selected tooth, wherein said selectable regions are interactive region icons, each of said region icons having a region identifier to uniquely identify said selectable region; 3) a third display area having operable diagnostic icons, indicative of diagnostic information, wherein said diagnostic icons allow a user to input and record diagnostic information for each said region of said tooth selected and displayed in said second display area; and e) computer program code for; 1) providing the capability to allow navigating among elements of said linked, interactive screen display; 2) providing interactive icons to allow entering and editing of said carious lesion information; 3) allowing selection of a patient from said patient database; and 4) recording the condition of a selected patient'"'"'s teeth by; i) receiving one of said tooth icons selections from said diagram of a set of teeth; ii) displaying said tooth icon; iii) receiving one of said region icons selections of said selected tooth icon; iv) receiving at least one of said diagnostic icons selections to record the condition of a patient'"'"'s tooth corresponding to said selected tooth region; v) displaying said recorded condition; vi) providing the capability to allow verifying and editing of said recorded condition; and vii) repeating steps i)-vi) until the condition of each region of each of the selected patient'"'"'s teeth has been received and recorded; wherein said computing device executes said computer code and provides said GUI to allow a user to interactively record carious lesion information using said caries detection dental probe. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 41, 42, 43)
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23. A method for recording carious lesion information comprising:
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a) providing a computing device comprising a display, a central processing unit (CPU), operating system software, memory for storing data, a user interface, and input/output capability for reading and writing data; b) providing a patient database comprising patient dental records; c) providing a graphical user interface (GUI) having at least one linked, interactive screen display; d) selectively displaying an anatomically correct diagram of a set of teeth, wherein said teeth represent a patient'"'"'s teeth according to the corresponding data stored for the patient in said patient information database, said teeth including indicia to indicate condition of a patient'"'"'s teeth comprising information on severity, activity (demineralization or remineralization), and/or cavitation state (non-cavitated or cavitated) of the patient'"'"'s teeth, wherein said teeth are interactive icons, and each of said teeth can be selected to link to a representative diagram of a selected patient'"'"'s tooth; e) selectively displaying a representative diagram of the coronal morphology of a tooth selected from said teeth, wherein said tooth is an interactive tooth icon divided into selectable regions corresponding to the coronal morphology of said selected tooth, wherein said selectable regions are interactive region icons, each of said region icons having a region identifier to uniquely identify said selectable region; f) selectively displaying operable diagnostic icons, indicative of diagnostic information, wherein said diagnostic icons allow a user to input and record diagnostic information for each said region of said tooth selected and displayed; g) receiving a patient selection and retrieving requested patient data from said patient database; and h) receiving data to record the condition of a selected patient'"'"'s teeth by; 1) receiving one of said tooth icons selections of said diagram of a set of teeth; 2) displaying said tooth icon; 3) receiving one of said region icon selections of said selected tooth icon; 4) receiving at least one of said diagnostic icons selections to record the condition of a patient'"'"'s tooth corresponding to said selected tooth region; and 5) repeating steps
1)-4) until the condition of each region of each of the selected patient'"'"'s teeth has been received and recorded. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 44, 45)
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32. A method for recording carious lesion information comprising:
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a) providing a computing device comprising a display, a central processing unit (CPU), operating system software, memory for storing data, a user interface, and input/output capability for reading and writing data; b) providing a patient database comprising patient dental records; c) providing a graphical user interface (GUI) having at least one linked, interactive screen display; d) selectively displaying an anatomically correct diagram of a set of teeth, wherein said teeth represent a patient'"'"'s teeth according to the corresponding data stored for the patient in said patient information database, said teeth including indicia to indicate condition of a patient'"'"'s teeth comprising information on severity, activity (demineralization or remineralization), and/or cavitation state (non-cavitated or cavitated) of the patient'"'"'s teeth, wherein said teeth are interactive icons, and each of said teeth can be selected to link to a representative diagram of a selected patient'"'"'s tooth; e) selectively displaying a representative diagram of the coronal morphology of a tooth selected from said teeth, wherein said tooth is an interactive tooth icon divided into selectable regions corresponding to the coronal morphology of said selected tooth, wherein said selectable regions are interactive region icons, each of said region icons having a region identifier to uniquely identify said selectable region; f) selectively displaying operable diagnostic icons, indicative of diagnostic information, wherein said diagnostic icons allow a user to input and record diagnostic information for each said region of said tooth selected and displayed; g) selecting a patient from said patient database; and h) recording the condition of a selected patient'"'"'s teeth by; 1) selecting one of said tooth icons from said diagram of a set of teeth; 2) displaying said tooth icon; 3) selecting one of said region icons of said selected tooth icon; 4) examining the corresponding region of the selected patient'"'"'s tooth; 5) recording the condition of a patient'"'"'s tooth corresponding to said selected tooth region by selecting the appropriate diagnostic icons displayed; and 6) repeating steps
1)-5) until the condition of each region of each of the selected patient'"'"'s teeth has been recorded. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 46, 47)
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36. A computer program product recorded on computer readable media for recording carious lesion information comprising:
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a) computer readable media for providing a patient database comprising patient dental records; b) computer readable media for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) having at least one linked, interactive screen display, said screen display comprising; 1) a first display area comprising an anatomically correct diagram of a set of teeth, wherein said teeth represent a patient'"'"'s teeth according to the corresponding data stored for the patient in said patient information database, said teeth including indicia to indicate condition of a patient'"'"'s teeth, wherein said teeth are interactive icons, and each of said teeth can be selected to link to a representative diagram of a selected patient'"'"'s tooth; 2) a second display area, operatively linked to said first display area, comprising a representative diagram of the coronal morphology of a tooth selected from said teeth, wherein said tooth is an interactive tooth icon divided into selectable regions corresponding to the coronal morphology of said selected tooth, wherein said selectable regions are interactive region icons, each of said region icons having a region identifier to uniquely identify said selectable region; and 3) a third display area having operable diagnostic icons, indicative of diagnostic information, wherein said diagnostic icons allow a user to input and record diagnostic information for each said region of said tooth selected and displayed in said second display area; c) computer readable media for providing the capability to allow navigating among elements of said linked, interactive screen display; d) computer readable media for providing interactive icons to allow entering and editing of said carious lesion information; e) computer readable media for allowing selection of a patient from said patient database; and f) computer readable media for recording the condition of a selected patient'"'"'s teeth, wherein recording the condition of a selected patient'"'"'s teeth is performed by; 1) receiving one of said tooth icons selections from said diagram of a set of teeth; 2) displaying said tooth icon; 3) receiving one of said region icons selections of said selected tooth icon; 4) receiving at least one of said diagnostic icons selections to record the condition of a patient'"'"'s tooth corresponding to said selected tooth region; 5) displaying said recorded condition; 6) providing the capability to allow verifying and editing of said recorded condition; and 7) repeating steps
1)-6) until the condition of each region of each of the selected patient'"'"'s teeth has been received and recorded. - View Dependent Claims (37, 48, 49, 50)
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