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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2018
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Steven Charles Deane, Cambridge, GB;
Alan James Davie, Cambridge, GB;
Vincent Jeanne, Migne Auxances, FR;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method () for localizing gingival inflammation using an oral care device (), the method comprising: (i) emitting () light at a first intensity by a light emitter (); (ii) obtaining () first reflectance measurements reflectance data; (iii) determining (), by a controller () from the first reflectance data, whether the location comprises gingiva; (iv) automatically adjusting (), based at least in part on the first reflectance data, the intensity of a light emitter to a second intensity different from the first intensity, and/or automatically adjusting () a gain of a light detector; (v) obtaining () a second plurality of reflectance measurements by the light detector of the oral care device for at least some of the locations; and (vi) determining (), using the second plurality of reflectance measurements, whether gingiva at the location is inflamed.