Using an intraoral mirror as a camera viewfinder, and applications thereof

摘要

Disclosed embodiments integrate a camera into an intraoral mirror. Integrating a camera into an intraoral mirror provides an efficient way to record and display what is visible to the healthcare provider in the mirror.

主权项

1. A dental mirror system, comprising:
a dental instrument that comprises:
an image sensor,a handle that enables a health care provider to grasp the dental instrument, anda mirror surface affixed to the handle and configured to reflect light into the health care provider's field of view, wherein the mirror surface comprises a pass-through surface configured such that at least one side is transparent to the image sensor;a face detector module configured to receive an image from the image sensor and deter urine a location of the health care provider within the received image; andan image analyzer module configured to determine, based on the location determined by the face detector module, a portion of the received image from the image sensor, the determined portion visible to the health care provider on the mirror surface.