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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2010
Method and apparatus for assessing the penetration of tooth cleaning elements in the gingival pocket
Applicants:
Joachim Wilhelm, Frankfurt, DE;
Günter Helbig, Schwalbach, DE;
Bernd Trebitz, Butzbach, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Braun GmbH, Kronberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/56 (2006.01); G01N 19/02 (2006.01); G01N 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for assessing the penetration of tooth cleaning elements into a simulated gingival pocket. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a tooth shaped member, wherein at least a portion of the tooth is transparent to light; a gum member positioned on a first side of the tooth shaped member; a simulated gingival pocket created between the gum member and the tooth shaped member; and an imaging device configured to obtain a plurality of images related to the gingival pocket, and bristle penetration into the gingival pocket.