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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2007
Robert Woodrow Gerlach, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Roger David Gibb, Mason, OH (US);
Michael Eugene Rubush, West Chester, OH (US);
John Michael Dunavent, Loveland, OH (US);
Stephen Francis Mcclanahan, Loveland, OH (US);
Robert Woodrow Gerlach, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Roger David Gibb, Mason, OH (US);
Michael Eugene Rubush, West Chester, OH (US);
John Michael Dunavent, Loveland, OH (US);
Stephen Francis McClanahan, Loveland, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A system and method employing image analysis may provide an objective measure of the state of gingival tissue health. A region of analysis on an image of gingival tissue may be divided into pixels. Each pixel may have an associated color made up of component R, G and B values. A user may obtain an objective measurement of oral cavity soft tissue health by determining an objective measurement of the component color values of a gingival tissue image region and performing statistical analysis on the color values.