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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2020
Dentsply Sirona Inc., York, PA (US);
Wolf Blecher, Hemsbach, DE;
Dentsply Sirona Inc., York, PA (US);
Abstract
A method for determining the optimum relative position of at least one sensor and/or at least one imaging source of an imaging device for at least one intraoral imaging, and for the non-overlapping imaging of at least two tooth root canals. The disclosure also relates to a sensor holder () for intraoral imaging including at least one biting device () that is insertable into the mouth of a patient, at least one holding device () at least indirectly engaged with the biting device () for fixing at least one sensor, and at least one centering device () for aligning at least one imaging device. The centering device () is at least indirectly in operative connection with the biting device () via at least one centering device holding portion ().