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Tooth shade analyzer system and methods

  • US 6,358,047 B2
  • Filed: 07/30/2001
  • Issued: 03/19/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/26/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for determining a patient'"'"'s tooth shade, which comprises:

  • generating an electronic image of a patient'"'"'s tooth wherein the image includes color information representative of the patient'"'"'s tooth shade;

    electronically storing color information representative of a plurality of tooth shades; and

    comparing the color information of the image with the stored tooth shade color information to identify one or more tooth shades having a combined color that corresponds to the patient'"'"'s tooth shade.

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