Digital dental examination and documentation
Systems and methods are disclosed for processing and storing acquired data relating to one or more dental conditions. The methods can include acquiring a first oral feature in a first data acquisition using a data acquisition device, determining a first oral feature first reference point from the first data acquisition, diagnosing a first dental condition upon confirming that the first oral feature first reference point is associated with the first dental condition, acquiring the first oral feature in a second data acquisition using the data acquisition device, determining a first oral feature second reference point from the second data acquisition, and tracking the progression of the first dental condition by determining a discrepancy between the first oral feature first and second reference points.
1. A method of electronically tracking a dental condition, the method comprising:
recommending, via a processor, monitoring the dental condition based on data of an oral feature;
tracking a progression of the dental condition over time; and
simulating a treatment of the dental condition.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising tracking a location and/or a condition of a soft tissue and/or of a hard tissue associated with the dental condition.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising tracking a size, a shape, a quantity, a coloration, a level of vascular perfusion, a structure, and/or a structural integrity of the hard tissue.
4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising tracking a progression of relative positions between the hard tissue and the soft tissue.
5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising identifying light absorption, light reflection, and/or color of the hard tissue.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising making a recommendation to treat the dental condition.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising making a recommendation to treat the dental condition via a treatment threshold.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising tracking a progression of healthy dental tissue.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a probability for a manifestation of a not yet manifested condition.
10. A method of electronically tracking a dental condition, the method comprising:
electronically diagnosing the dental condition;
electronically recommending, via a processor, monitoring the dental condition;
tracking a progression of the dental condition over time;
generating a predictive model of the dental condition; and
simulating a treatment of the dental condition.
11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising at least one of tracking a structural deterioration of a soft tissue and/or of a hard tissue and tracking a functional deterioration of the soft tissue and/or of the hard tissue.