ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR BONE DENSITOMETRY AND OSTEOGENESIS

摘要

An electronic system for determining the density and structure of bone tissue and stimulating osteogenesis in dentistry, having a diagnosis system (3) for injecting an ultrasonic signal U(t) into a bone portion (7) and analyzing the ultrasonic signal received after travelling through the bone portion (7) to determine a number of characteristic data items (DT) of the signal describing physical and structural characteristics of the bone tissue. The system also has an osteogenesis stimulation system (10) for directing an ultrasonic stimulation signal onto the bone portion (7) to promote the bone growth and/or bone repair process.