System and method to improve mouth disease diagnosis

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9339175
APP PUB NO 20090167848A1
SERIAL NO

11967620

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Embodiments of the present invention address the deficiencies of the art in respect to oral cavity medical assessment and provide a method, system and apparatus for mouth disease diagnosis and treatment. In an embodiment of the invention, an apparatus for scanning an oral cavity can include a mouth guard spreader that has a partially transparent receiving member that defines a receiving cavity, a first spreader portion and a second spreader portion coupled to the partially transparent receiving member. The apparatus further can include an image capture device for capturing images of the oral cavity disposed within the partially transparent receiving member of the mouth guard spreader. The apparatus yet further can include a storage device coupled to the image capture device for storing each captured image of the oral cavity.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Eren, Selcuk S Chapel Hill, US 10 561
Jaeger, Brian J Raleigh, US 9 574
Law, Douglas A Chapel Hill, US 18 696
Roberts, Paul A Raleigh, US 17 1088
Sremaniak, Shawn K Raleigh, US 22 707

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