Patent ID: 9517015
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: A46B,A61B,A61C

Claim Text:
1. A dental apparatus, comprising: a handle; including a shaft extending distally therefrom and a battery and motor housed therein; a toothbrush assembly configured to removably couple to the shaft; a controller operably coupled to the housing that includes a calibration module configured to calibrate the dental apparatus, wherein the dental apparatus emits a modulated excitation signal and the calibration module compares a detected modulated fluorescence signal with first and second reference values such that if a difference between the detected modulated fluorescence signal and the second reference signal is greater than a difference between the first reference value and the second reference value then the first reference value is updated; and a subsystem that is in operable communication with the controller and configured to detect the presence of dental plaque.