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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2017
Tcm, Limoges, FR;
Julien Guillot, Limoges, FR;
Frédérik Rougier, Thouron, FR;
TCM, , FR;
Abstract
A device for tooth shade measurement comprising a housing, a handle and a measuring head, characterized in that said measuring head includes a hollow body extending along a longitudinal axis, said hollow body comprising a proximal end, a bent distal end relative to the longitudinal axis, said distal end being provided with a removable tip designed to come into contact with a tooth surface to be analyzed, at least one light source and image acquisition means, integral with the hollow body, said hollow body being adapted to transmit the light from said light source from the proximal end up to the distal end, and in that said device comprises an orientation assembly for mounting the proximal end of the hollow body in the housing so that the measuring head occupies different angular positions relative to the housing.