Dentsply Canada Ltd.

Marc Levesque

Yvan Mimeault

Naim Karazivan

Michel Doucet

Emmanuel Montini

Yves Berube-Lauziere

Sophie Bernier

Naim Neks Recherche & Dév Inc Karazivan

Emmanuel Neks Recherche & Dév Inc Montini

A dental tartar detection system (), especially for detection of subgingival tartar (S), comprises a probe () adapted to be displaced along a tooth (T) an illumination system () for illuminating with an incident light a region on the tooth (T), a detection system () for collecting the light reflected thereat, and an analysis system () for providing a signal to an operator of the probe () when measurements on the reflected light in one or more predetermined range of wavelengths fall within any predetermined range of values that are characteristic of tartar (S). Typically, the detection of tartar (S) is achieved on the basis of the possible colors that tartar (S) can have such that the aforementioned one or more predetermined range of values cover wavelengths associated with colors of tartar (S).

System for the detection of dental artefacts

A dental tartar detection system (), especially for detection of subgingival tartar (S), comprises a probe () adapted to be displaced along a tooth (T), an illumination system () for illuminating with an incident light a region on the tooth (T), a detection system () for collecting the light reflected thereat, and an analysis system () for providing a signal to an operator of the probe () when measurements on the reflected light in one or more predetermined range of wavelengths fall within any predetermined range of values that are characteristic of tartar (S). Typically, the detection of tartar (S) is achieved on the basis of the possible colors that tartar (S) can have such that the aforementioned one or more predetermined range of values cover wavelengths associated with colors of tartar (S).

System and method for detection of dental tartar

Growing community of inventors

St-Augustin, Canada

Marc Levesque