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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Kaltenbach & Voigt Gmbh, Biberach, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KALTENBACH & VOIGT GMBH, Biberach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/24 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0088 (2013.01); A61B 1/00096 (2013.01); A61B 1/00101 (2013.01); A61B 1/00186 (2013.01); A61B 1/0676 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); A61B 1/24 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0238 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dental system may trans-illuminate teeth using a light source for producing examination radiation by directing the examination radiation at a tooth to be examined. An optical image of the tooth illuminated by the examination radiation may be acquired. The light source may include a light-guiding and/or light-deflecting element that faces the tooth to be examined being embedded in a transparent. The light-guiding and/or light-deflecting element may be embedded in a transparent, flexible coupling body that is provided to rest on the tooth or the gingiva of the tooth.