Remotely-controlled orthodontics: fundamentals and description of the Dental Monitoring system

Abstract

The concept of self-measurement is already extensively used in healthcare, notably to monitor diabetes or hypertension. Drawing from this model, Dental Monitoring™ built a new three-dimensional (3D) technology to measure tooth movement from simple photographs taken from a patient’s smartphone, and an initial 3D model provided by the orthodontists. This system provides precise measurements from settings outside the clinic, and in between appointments. A team of orthodontists reviews all measurements and photographs before they are updated on a web-based platform for the practitioners. A dashboard of all monitored patients offers a comprehensive solution based on a triptych: communication supervised by orthodontists with patients and the correspondents; treatment progress evaluation through photographs taken by patients; notification with alerts send to the practitioner in any case of any abnormal clinical events, so that they can take adapted decision.