Support system for the manufacture of dental restorations

Abstract

A support system for the manufacture of dental restorations is provided that includes a measurement device for determining the tooth data, such as the tooth color and color coordinates, and a data processing device including a camera for capturing a tooth image. The data processing device includes a reception module and the measurement device has a transmission module, for direct transmission of measured tooth data from the measurement device to the data processing device. The support system further includes an allocation module integrated into the data processing device for allocating the received tooth data to the tooth image, and a transmission module integrated into the data processing device for transmission of the tooth image inclusive of allocated tooth data to a data processing device of a dental laboratory.

Claims

1. A support system for the manufacture of dental restorations, comprising: a measurement device for determining the tooth data, a data processing device including a camera for capturing a tooth image, the data processing device comprising a first reception module and the measurement device comprising a first transmission module, for direct transmission of the tooth data from the measurement device to the data processing device, an allocation module integrated into the data processing device for allocating the tooth data to the tooth image, and a second transmission module integrated into the data processing device for transmission of the tooth image having the tooth data allocated thereto to a data processing device of a dental laboratory.

2. The support system according to claim 1, wherein, using the measurement device, automatic data acquisition of at least a part of the tooth data is performed.

3. The support system according to claim 1, wherein the camera is integrated into the data processing device.

4. The support system according to claim 1, wherein the data processing device is designed as mobile data processing device.

5. The support system according to claim 1, wherein the measurement device and the data processing device transmit the tooth data and the tooth image wirelessly.

6. The support system according to claim 1, wherein, for data exchange from the data processing device to the measurement device and/or for data matching, the measurement device comprises a second reception module.

7. The support system according to claim 1, wherein the second transmission module of the data processing device for data transmission to the data processing device of the dental laboratory is designed for remote data transmission.

8. The support system according to claim 5, wherein the measurement device and the data processing device transmit the tooth data and the tooth image wirelessly using at least one selected from the group consisting of: NFC communication, Bluetooth and WLAN.

9. The support system according to claim 7, wherein the remote data transmission is a mobile phone network.

10. The support system according to claim 1, wherein the tooth data comprises tooth color and color coordinates.

11. The support system according to claim 4, wherein the mobile data processing device is a mobile phone or a tablet.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

(1) The sole FIGURE of the drawing is a schematic representation of a preferred embodiment of the support system of the manufacture of dental restorations according to the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

(2) The support system of the manufacture of dental restorations according to the disclosure and shown in the FIGURE comprises a measurement device 10. With the aid of this measurement device, tooth data 12 will be detected particularly by the dentist. Said tooth data, optionally processed or treated in measurement device 10, will be transmitted to a data processing device such as e.g. mobile phone 16, preferably via a Bluetooth connection 14. Prior to or after transmission of the tooth data, a tooth image 20 is generated with the aid of said mobile phone by use of the camera 18 integrated into mobile phone 16.

(3) With the aid of software or an app provided in mobile phone 16, the transmitted tooth data 12 will be allocated to the captured tooth image 20.

(4) For data transmission between mobile phone 16 and measurement device 10, measurement device 10 preferably comprises a transmission/reception device 22, and also mobile phone 16 comprises an integrated transmission/reception device 24. Thereby, data exchange in both directions and respectively data matching are rendered possible.

(5) Then, via the conventional transmission module integrated into mobile phone 16, the tooth image together with the allocated tooth data will be transmitted e.g. via a mobile phone network 26 to a data processing device of a dental laboratory, which device preferably is again provided in the form of a mobile phone 28.

(6) Although the disclosure has been described and illustrated with reference to specific illustrative embodiments thereof, it is not intended that the disclosure be limited to those illustrative embodiments. Those skilled in the art will recognize that variations and modifications can be made without departing from the true scope of the disclosure as defined by the claims that follow. It is therefore intended to include within the disclosure all such variations and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.