Patent ID: 9700211
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61C,A61N

Claim:
1. A dental apparatus, comprising: a handle including a power button configured to place the dental apparatus in on/off configurations; a controller housed within the handle and including a mouth detection module and a tooth anomaly module; and electrical circuitry in operable communication with the mouth detection module and tooth anomaly module and configured to emit (i) a low intensity excitation light having a first frequency and a power less than 1 mW and (ii) a high intensity excitation light having a power greater than 1 mW but less than 5 mW; wherein the controller is configured to, when the dental apparatus is in an on configuration, control the electrical circuitry to: (i) via the mouth detection module, utilize low intensity excitation light to detect the presence of tooth material; and (ii) via the tooth anomaly module, utilize the high intensity excitation light to either (a) detect the presence of a tooth anomaly or (b) treat a dental condition; wherein the controller further is configured to, utilizing a closed loop feedback, continuously and automatically adjust power levels of emitted wavelengths between the high intensity and the low intensity levels of excitation light to protect a user's eyes from the high intensity excitation light, such that, if an autofluorescence of tooth material is not detected via the mouth detection module, then the high intensity excitation light is not generated or emitted via the electrical circuitry.