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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2007
Selcuk S. Eren, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Brian J. Jaeger, Raleigh, NC (US);
Douglas A. Law, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Paul A. Roberts, Raleigh, NC (US);
Shawn K. Sremaniak, Raleigh, NC (US);
Selcuk S. Eren, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Brian J. Jaeger, Raleigh, NC (US);
Douglas A. Law, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Paul A. Roberts, Raleigh, NC (US);
Shawn K. Sremaniak, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention address the deficiencies of the art in respect to oral cavity medical assessment and provide a method, system and apparatus for mouth disease diagnosis and treatment. In an embodiment of the invention, an apparatus for scanning an oral cavity can include a mouth guard spreader that has a partially transparent receiving member that defines a receiving cavity, a first spreader portion and a second spreader portion coupled to the partially transparent receiving member. The apparatus further can include an image capture device for capturing images of the oral cavity disposed within the partially transparent receiving member of the mouth guard spreader. The apparatus yet further can include a storage device coupled to the image capture device for storing each captured image of the oral cavity.