ULTRASONIC PERIODONTAL DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING

System and methods of detecting and measuring periodontal disease comprising filling a periodontal pocket with a fluid capable of propagating sound waves, transmitting a sound wave into the periodontal pocket, sensing the return sound wave from the periodontal pocket, and determining the depth of th...

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Main Authors GWALTNEY, JASON, HARDIN, PATRICK, SWANNER, CRAIG, HALLER, CHRISTIAN, ARIFF, GREG, SMITH, LYNESSA, CASE, JENNIFER, LANE, FRED, SMITHANIK, JEFFREY, STEINBERG, ANDREW, BERMAN, BARRY, LOPER, CAMERON, LUDDY, CHARLES
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 08.07.2009
Subjects
APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
DENTISTRY
DIAGNOSIS
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PHYSICS
SURGERY
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Summary:System and methods of detecting and measuring periodontal disease comprising filling a periodontal pocket with a fluid capable of propagating sound waves, transmitting a sound wave into the periodontal pocket, sensing the return sound wave from the periodontal pocket, and determining the depth of the pocket by measuring the time it takes the at least one transmitted sound wave to traverse the periodontal pocket and return. A peak discrimination analysis algorithm is also provided.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20060740369