A dental mirror cleaner that utilizes a spray of high pressure water and air at an angle across the reflective face of a dental mirror while in a patient's mouth to clean debris, blood and condensation from the mirror. It redirects the flow of the water and or air away from the centerline or linear axis of the mirror handle and sprays it offset from this centerline in a hemispherical pattern at an approximate 35 to 45 degree angle across the mirrored face.

A dental mirror cleaner that utilizes a spray of high pressure water and air at an angle across the reflective face of a dental mirror while in a patient’s mouth to clean debris, blood and condensation from the mirror. It redirects the flow of the water and or air away from the centerline or linear axis of the mirror handle and sprays it offset from this centerline in a hemispherical pattern at an approximate 35 to 45 degree angle across the mirrored face.

An optical device handle with an integral cleaning system includes a handle body with a mounting adapter and an actuator. The handle body has a longitudinally formed fluid conduit including an inlet and an outlet. An optical device is mounted to the handle. The actuator activates a flow of working fluid through the fluid conduit towards the optical device. The device clears debris, condensate, and other matter in situ from a dental mirror with a pressurized or free-flowing fluid to maintain the effectiveness of the reflective surface. The fluid is controlled by the user to clear the mirror without relying on a separate piece of equipment or a second operator. The invention is broadly applicable to dental, medical, and other applications.

An optical device handle with an integral cleaning system includes a handle body with a mounting adapter and an actuator. The handle body has a longitudinally formed fluid conduit including an inlet and an outlet. An optical device is mounted to the handle. The actuator activates a flow of working fluid through the fluid conduit towards the optical device. The device clears debris, condensate, and other matter in situ from a dental mirror with a pressurized or free-flowing fluid to maintain the effectiveness of the reflective surface. The fluid is controlled by the user to clear the mirror without relying on a separate piece of equipment or a second operator. The invention is broadly applicable to dental, medical, and other applications.

A dental mirror structure contains a body and a connector. The body includes an inspector, a connection segment, and a first air conduit. The inspector includes a lens, and the first air conduit has an inlet and an outlet adjacent to the lens. The connector is hollow and columnar, and the connector includes a second air conduit defined on a center thereof, a connection portion extending from a first end of the connector, a first stem extending from the connection portion, a second stem extending from a second end of the connector, and a fixing extension extending from the second end of the connector and surrounding the second stem. Thereby, the first stem is connected with an air supply element, the second stem is fitted with the inlet the body, and the fixing extension is connected with the connection segment.

A digital dental tray system is described including a dental tray shaped to at least partially surround a plurality of teeth and a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) optical imaging elements attached to the dental tray. Each of the 3D optical imaging elements comprises a structured light projector to project a light pattern onto one or more teeth of the plurality of teeth and a camera to capture an image of the one or more teeth.

A digital dental tray system is described including a dental tray shaped to at least partially surround a plurality of teeth and a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) optical imaging elements attached to the dental tray. Each of the 3D optical imaging elements comprises a structured light projector to project a light pattern onto one or more teeth of the plurality of teeth and a camera to capture an image of the one or more teeth.

A system comprises a dental tray comprising an array of cameras, wherein each camera of the first array of cameras has a fixed position and orientation relative to one or more other camera of the array of cameras. The system further comprises a processing device to receive a plurality of images generated by the array of cameras, stitch the plurality of images together based on calibration data specifying predetermined image stitching parameters for combining the plurality of images, wherein the predetermined image stitching parameters are based on predetermined fixed relative positions and orientations of cameras from the array of cameras, and generate a three-dimensional model of a plurality of teeth based on the stitched plurality of images.

A system comprises a dental tray comprising an array of cameras, wherein each camera of the first array of cameras has a fixed position and orientation relative to one or more other camera of the array of cameras. The system further comprises a processing device to receive a plurality of images generated by the array of cameras, stitch the plurality of images together based on calibration data specifying predetermined image stitching parameters for combining the plurality of images, wherein the predetermined image stitching parameters are based on predetermined fixed relative positions and orientations of cameras from the array of cameras, and generate a three-dimensional model of a plurality of teeth based on the stitched plurality of images.

A mouth mirror apparatus includes a carrier seat that has first and second receiving spaces and multiple outlet passages embedded in a surrounding wall and intercommunicating the first and second receiving spaces. The mouth mirror apparatus further includes a handle grip cooperating with the carrier seat to define an air inlet passage that communicates with the second receiving space, a mirror body rotatably disposed in the first receiving space, and an impeller connected to the mirror body and driven by air which flows from the air inlet passage. Through combination of the mirror body, the impeller, and the arrangement of the air outlet passages, the mouth mirror apparatus can direct air current to render different functions.