Dental shade mapping
US8571281B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B1/044
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating a color mapping for a dental object. The method includes generating a transformation matrix according to a set of spectral reflectance data for a statistically valid sampling of teeth. Illumination is directed toward the dental object over at least a first, a second, and a third wavelength band, one wavelength band at a time. For each of a plurality of pixels in an imaging array, an image data value is obtained, corresponding to each of the at least first, second, and third wavelength bands. The transformation matrix is applied to form the color mapping by generating a set of visual color values for each of the plurality of pixels according to the obtained image data values and according to image data values obtained from a reference object at the at least first, second, and third wavelength bands. The color mapping can be stored in an electronic memory.
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