KR20150113647A - Toothbrush with a camera and tooth medical examination system using this - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a camera built-in toothbrush and a tooth medical examination system using the same. According to the present invention, a tooth state is photographed before and after brushing teeth by using a camera built-in toothbrush, and the tooth state is displayed through a display unit, so a tooth state can be confirmed with a naked eye in real time. Moreover, a photographed tooth image is transmitted to a remote medical support device in a hospital and the like, so a remote treatment can be performed.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a toothbrush with a camera and a tooth inspection system using the same,

The present invention relates to a camera built-in toothbrush and a tooth inspection system using the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a camera built-in toothbrush, and more particularly to a toothbrush incorporating a camera, The present invention also relates to a toothbrush incorporating a camera and a tooth inspection system using the toothbrush, which can perform a remote medical treatment by transmitting a photographed tooth image to a remote medical treatment support device such as a hospital.

Generally, a toothbrush is used to prevent tooth decay and tooth decay by eliminating food waste and plaque sandwiched between teeth. When food waste and plaque are left untreated, they become tartar, which stimulates the gums and causes inflammation. When the tooth starts to get sick, the progress is accelerated, so it is important to find out and treat it early.

When toothbrush is used for toothbrushing, it is confirmed through the wall mirror installed in the bathroom whether or not the food waste sandwiched between the teeth has been properly removed. In the case of the inner tooth, it is difficult to visually recognize the details of the tooth, There is a problem that the state can not be confirmed.

Likewise, when there is a symptom such as pain or bleeding of the gums when brushing teeth, the details of the teeth can not be confirmed through a mirror or the like, so that there is a problem that the exact tooth condition can not be self-diagnosed.

In addition, in order to check tooth diseases such as tooth decay and calculus, it is necessary to visit a dentist. If the dentist can not visit the dentist directly, he may be left to miss the early treatment.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention takes a tooth state before and after brushing and displays it through a display unit so that the user can visually confirm the tooth condition in real time, thereby enabling the user to perform correct brushing, The present invention provides a toothbrush with built-in camera that enables self-diagnosis of tooth diseases such as tooth decay and calculus.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a camera-equipped toothbrush that enables a remote medical treatment to be performed on a tooth condition by transmitting a tooth image photographed by using a toothbrush with a built- The present invention provides a tooth inspection system using a tooth inspection system.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a brush head comprising: a head part having bristles, at least one camera and an illumination part; And a control unit for controlling the photographing operation of the photographing unit when a tilted direction of the detected head and a direction in which the bristles are directed coincide with preset photographing conditions, And a body portion having at least a radiographic portion for transmitting a photographed tooth image, and a camera-embedded toothbrush sole.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image processing apparatus including a head portion on which a bristle, at least one camera and an illuminating portion are installed, and a posture detecting portion for detecting a tilted direction of the head portion and a direction in which the bristles head, And an imaging control section for controlling the imaging operation of the imaging section when the detected direction of the head and the direction of the bristles are in conformity with preset imaging conditions and a body section to which at least a wireless communication section for transmitting the imaged tooth image is provided A camera built-in toothbrush; And a display device for receiving and displaying the tooth image. The tooth inspection system may include a camera-embedded toothbrush.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY According to the present invention, it is possible to easily brush the toothbrush while confirming the toothbrushing condition, and the ease of use can be improved.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the toothbrush state can be confirmed in real time, it is possible to efficiently remove food waste and the like, thereby improving the oral hygiene by promoting the brushing of the user.

In addition, according to the present invention, the oral health status of the user can be self-diagnosed visually, and the user can induce appropriate measures and early treatment.

In addition, according to the present invention, the user can monitor the state of the teeth in real time, so that the presence or absence of tooth cavities and the degree of tooth decay can be easily checked and confirmed.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible not only to perform an autogenous dental inspection regardless of a location, but also to transmit a photographed image information to a dentist to perform a remote medical treatment, thereby enabling early treatment.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall network relationship of a tooth inspection system using a camera-embedded toothbrush according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
2 is a diagram illustrating an external structure of a camera-equipped toothbrush according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram illustrating the entire structure of a camera-equipped toothbrush according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a case where teeth are classified according to photographing conditions of a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating a case where a camera meets a set photographing condition according to an embodiment of the present invention through a display device.
6 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of transmitting a tooth image of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a remote medical care support apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The foregoing objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and similarities.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall network relationship of a tooth inspection system using a camera-embedded toothbrush according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, the tooth inspection system according to the present invention may include a camera built-in toothbrush 10, a display device 20, and a remote medical care support device 40. Here, the camera built-in toothbrush 10, the display device 20, and the telemedicine support device 40 may be connected using one of a wireless network and a wired network.

In addition, the tooth inspection system according to the present invention may be configured to perform communication between the camera built-in toothbrush 10 and the remote medical care support device 40 including the wireless LAN 30.

Such a tooth inspection system can photograph the inside of the user's mouth through the camera built-in toothbrush 10 to acquire a tooth image, and transmit the obtained tooth image to the display device 20 or the remote diagnosis support device 40 .

The camera built-in toothbrush 10 stores setting information for photographing conditions (for example, a tilted direction of the head part and a direction in which the bristles are oriented) for photographing a tooth image necessary for accurate diagnosis. The head part and the bristles And to take a picture when the posture meets the set photographing conditions.

To this end, the camera built-in toothbrush 10 is connected to the remote medical care support apparatus 40 via the display device 20 or the wireless LAN 30, (For example, a tilted direction of the head portion and a direction in which the bristles are oriented) capable of acquiring an image can be downloaded and stored in advance in the memory.

Then, the display device 20 outputs the tooth image received from the camera-equipped toothbrush 10 so that the user can visually confirm the tooth condition in real time.

That is, the user can photograph the tooth state before and after brushing using the camera built-in toothbrush 10 and display it on the display unit of the display device 20 to visually check the brushing state in real time. This enables the user to check whether or not the food waste is removed, as well as to diagnose tooth diseases such as tooth decay and calculus.

The display device 20 also transmits a tooth image received from the camera built-in toothbrush 10 to a telemedicine support device 40 such as a hospital so as to allow the dentist to perform diagnosis of the user's teeth condition, .

As described above, according to the present invention, the tooth inspection system according to the present invention photographs the tooth state in real time using the camera built-in toothbrush and displays it on the display unit, thereby displaying not only the toothbrushing state before and after toothbrushing but also the tooth condition It can be self-diagnosed and the user can induce proper treatment and early treatment.

In addition, the dental inspection system according to the present invention can transmit the photographed image information to a dentist to perform telemedicine, thereby eliminating the inconvenience of visiting a hospital for periodical dental examinations, Treatment can be induced.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a head portion, FIG. 2 (b) is a side view of the head portion, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the entire perspective view of the head portion, Respectively. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the entire structure of a camera-equipped toothbrush according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 and 3, a camera-embedded toothbrush 10 according to the present invention is provided with an application program for photographing and transmitting a tooth image, And may include a head portion 11 and a body portion 15 as an apparatus.

The head part 11 may be provided with at least one bristle 12 and at least one camera 13 and an illuminating part 14. The body part 15 may be provided with an operation for operating the camera 13 and the illuminating part 14 A power switch 16 for outputting an ON signal and a power indicator 17 for indicating an operation ON state when an operation ON signal of the power switch unit 16 is outputted.

The body portion 15 may include a photographing control unit 100, a posture sensing unit 110, a power supply unit 120, a wireless communication unit 130, and a memory 140 in a hollow space.

Specifically, each of the camera 13 and the illuminating unit 14 may be provided on both sides of the head unit 11. The camera 13 and the illuminating unit 14 may be mounted on the both sides of the head unit 11 with the bristles 12 facing upward. A first camera 13a and a first illumination unit 13a are provided on a first side and a second camera 13b and a second illumination unit 14b are provided on a second side opposite to the first side, Respectively.

When the power switch unit 16 outputs an operation-on signal by the user's operation, the cameras 13a and 13b are driven under the control of the photographing control unit 100 to photograph the tooth in the mouth of the user, The tooth image may be stored in memory 140 or transmitted to display device 20 or telemedicine support device 40 in real time.

The cameras 13a and 13b may use a CMOS type image sensor or a CCD type image sensor, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and any type of image sensor of any type capable of imaging can be used.

The illuminating units 14a and 14b are turned on when the cameras 13a and 13b take a tooth image. The illuminating units 14a and 14b can output the light sources according to preset optimal brightness for imaging the teeth.

The illumination units 14a and 14b may be installed adjacent to the cameras 13a and 13b and may be composed of at least one LED illumination.

Here, the cameras 13a and 13b and the illumination units 14a and 14b are preferably waterproof to be protected from water or oral saliva.

The power switch section 16 is provided on the outer surface of the body section 15 and outputs an operation-on signal by the user's operation and provides the operation-on signal to the photographing control section 150. The power switch section 16 includes a button- . ≪ / RTI >

The power indicator 17 may include at least one or more LEDs disposed on one side of the outer surface of the body 15 to display an operation-on state.

The power display unit 17 may be installed adjacent to the power switch unit 16 so that the operation state of the power switch unit 16 can be checked immediately.

The posture sensing unit 110 can determine a tilting direction of the head unit 11 and a direction in which the bristles 12 are oriented when the head unit 11 of the toothbrush 10 is inserted into the oral cavity.

The attitude sensing unit 110 senses the inclination of the head unit 11 using an attitude sensor that combines at least one of various sensors such as a geomagnetism sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a gyro sensor, And a direction in which the head unit 11 is tilted. Here, the attitude sensor is a sensor for detecting variations in three axes orthogonal to each other, a pitch axis (vertical axis), a yaw axis (horizontal axis) and a roll axis (rotation axis) A detailed description thereof will be omitted.

For example, the posture sensing unit 110 may be configured such that the direction of the bristles 12 faces the longitudinal axis of the body 15 as a rotation axis (roll axis), and the upper surface of the bristles 12 is aligned with the pitch axis, The pitch angle, the yaw angle and the roll angle of the head portion 11 are determined so as to determine in which direction the bristles 12 are headed up, down, left, and right, and in which direction the head portion 11 is inclined relative to the yaw axis And can transmit the determined direction information of the bristles 12 and the inclination information of the head unit 11 to the imaging control unit 100.

In other words, the posture sensing unit 110 detects in real time which direction the bristles 12 are oriented in the vertical, lateral, and leftward directions with the longitudinal axis of the body 15 as the rotation axis, 11 is inclined in either the left or right direction.

The power supply unit 120 may supply power to the camera 13, the illumination unit 14, the power supply display unit 17, the orientation sensing unit 110, the wireless communication unit 130, and the photographing control unit 100.

The power supply unit 120 may be a rechargeable secondary battery. However, the power supply unit 120 may include a battery and a connector (not shown) to supply power from an external power source connected through the connector, Or the like.

The wireless communication unit 130 transmits and receives data between the camera built-in toothbrush 10 and the display device 20 or the wireless LAN 30. For example, To the remote medical care support apparatus 40 via the wireless LAN 20 or the wireless LAN 30.

The wireless communication unit 130 can transmit and receive data through wireless data communication using Bluetooth, ZigBee, Wi-Fi and Near Field Communication (NFC).

Here, Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communication standard that wirelessly connects and controls various electronic and information communication devices within a radius of 10 to 100 meters, and wirelessly connects various devices within a certain range using 2.45 GHz frequency. Zigbee is one of the IEEE 802.15.4 standards supporting short-range communication, and it can perform short-range communication in the range of 10 to 20m in the wireless networking field of home and office. Wi-Fi transmits and receives data using a radio wave or an infrared transmission method to a local area network capable of high-speed Internet within a certain distance of a place where a wireless access device (AP) is installed. NFC is a non-contact, short-range wireless communication module that uses the 13.56Mz frequency band as one of the RFID tags and can transmit data between terminals at close range.

The memory 140 can store an image of a tooth taken by the camera 13, and can also store an application program for shooting and transmitting a tooth image, a camera capable of photographing a tooth image capable of accurately diagnosing a tooth condition Setting information about the photographing position and the photographing angle can be stored.

The photographing control section 100 can control the operation of each section by a set process of an application program for photographing and transmitting a tooth image. The photographing control section 100 receives an operation-on signal The operation control signal of the camera 13 and the illumination unit 14 is output and the tooth image and the taken tooth image are received from the camera 13 and transmitted to the display device 20. [

The imaging control unit 100 can select a camera and an illumination unit to be driven from the direction of the heading 11 and the direction of the bristles 12 transmitted from the posture sensing unit 110. [ For example, in the present invention, considering that the camera and the illumination unit are provided on the side surface of the head unit 11, the side surface of the head unit 11 is parallel to the tooth and adjacent to the gum 12 . The imaging control unit 100 determines that the lower side left tooth outer side surface and the lower side left tooth inner side surface are to be photographed when the head part 11 is inclined to the left while the bristles 12 are oriented upward, It is possible to output an operation control signal so that the camera and illumination unit adjacent to the side of the tooth are driven.

The photographing control unit 100 controls the direction in which the bristles 12 are transmitted from the position sensing unit 110 and the direction in which the head unit 11 is tilted to a predetermined photographing condition (for example, The negative inclination direction, and the direction in which the bristles face), and when it is determined that it is in conformity, the operation control signal may be transmitted to the camera to perform photographing. For example, the photographing condition is information on the tilted direction of the head portion and the direction in which the bristles are oriented, set for each tooth portion, and is set so that the tooth surface (side and occlusal surface) of the tooth to be photographed and the direction in which the bristles face are parallel .

On the other hand, the imaging control unit 100 analyzes the image inputted from the camera 13 to extract a tooth region, analyzes the tooth photographing state from the extracted tooth region, and determines whether the head of the tooth (crown) And the gums are clearly visible, the boundaries between the teeth are clearly visible, the outer sides of the teeth are all visible, the inner sides of the teeth are all visible, all the teeth are in the correct position, It is possible to control the photographing when the condition of the tooth of the tooth is met.

That is, the imaging control unit 100 can control the camera to perform photographing when the photographing state of the tooth conforms to the tooth photographing condition from the tooth image inputted through the camera.

The imaging control unit 100 outputs an operation control signal of the wireless communication unit 130 to output the tooth image captured by the camera 13 to the remote medical care support apparatus 40 As shown in Fig.

4 is a diagram illustrating a case where teeth are classified according to photographing conditions of a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 4, each part of the teeth is located on the outer side of the lower left large molar (P1), the lower left small molar and the canine outer side (P2), the lower side outer tooth pia (P3) (P4), Bottom right Large molar outward (P5), Bottom right Large molar inside (P6), Bottom right Small molar and canine inside (P7), Bottom right thumb (P12), lower left Small molar and canine inside (P9), lower left Large molar inside (P10), lower left Large molar occlusal surface (P11), lower left Small molar occlusal surface (P12) (P13) on the side of the right small molar on the right side, and a large molar occlusal surface on the lower right side (P14).

Likewise, in the same way as the mandibular teeth, each part of the tooth is located outside the upper incisors, inside the upper front teeth, outside the upper left molar, inside the upper left molar, the side of the upper left molar, the outside of the upper right molar, Inner, and upper right molar bottom areas.

Therefore, in the present invention, the telemedicine support apparatus 40 sets in advance the direction in which the bristles are headed and the direction in which the head portion is tilted in accordance with the divided tooth regions as shown in Fig. 4, .

On the other hand, in the present invention, when the telemedicine support apparatus 40 sets the photographing conditions for the photographing position and the photographing angle of the camera, it is possible to determine whether the head of the tooth (crown) is completely visible, the interface between the head of the tooth and the gum is clearly visible, It can also be set up to take into account the state of the teeth, such as clearly visible interlocking surfaces, the entire outer surface of the teeth, all of the inner surfaces of the teeth, all the occlusal surfaces of the teeth, have.

For example, when a partial tooth structure is photographed, a photographing position and an angle may be set in consideration of a position where both the head of the tooth, the head of the tooth, and the border of the gum can be photographed, and the tooth photographing state described above.

In another example, when the entire tooth structure is photographed, the photographing position and angle are set such that the array of teeth is continuously photographed, and both the tooth head and the head of the tooth and the border of the gum can be photographed, As shown in FIG.

5 is a diagram illustrating a case where a camera meets a set photographing condition according to an embodiment of the present invention through a display device.

5, the head 13 of the camera-embedded toothbrush 10 is inserted into the mouth of the user and the camera 13 and the illumination unit (not shown) mounted on the head 11 by the operation of the power switch unit 16 14 may be driven.

At this time, the camera 13 and the illumination unit 14 on the side of the head unit 11 facing the tooth can be selectively driven according to the tilted direction of the head unit 11 and the direction in which the bristles 12 are directed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible that not only the camera and the illuminating unit of one of the two cameras and the illuminating unit are driven but also both the cameras and the illuminating unit are driven at the same time. In this case, As shown in FIG.

That is, when the camera 13 and the illumination unit 14 of the head unit 11 are driven, an image input through the camera 13 is output to the display unit 20, A double display line 22 is displayed on the input image displayed on the display unit 21 of the display device 20 and a double display line 22 is displayed on the display screen of the display unit 21. [ 22) becomes clear, the photographing can be made.

At this time, the photographing may be performed automatically by the built-in camera-equipped toothbrush 10, or a separate photographing button (not shown) may be displayed on the display unit 21 of the display device 20 so as to be executed by manual operation of the user.

The double display line 22 is displayed when the position and angle of the camera correspond to the set photographing position and the photographing angle. The shape of the double marking line 22 allows the user to set the head portion 11 of the camera built-in toothbrush 10, Any shape can be used as long as the position and angle can be fixed without moving.

6 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6, the display device 20 is an apparatus for displaying a tooth image transmitted from a camera-equipped toothbrush 10, and is provided with an application program for displaying a tooth image, and displays a tooth image Receive, store and display it or transmit it to the remote medical care support device 40.

The display device 20 may include at least a display unit 21, a wireless communication unit 22, a memory 23, and a monitoring control unit 24.

The display unit 21 can display the received tooth image under the control of the monitoring control unit 24. [

The display unit 21 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, a flexible display, a 3D display, As shown in FIG.

On the other hand, some of the above-mentioned displays may be configured to be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through the display. This may be referred to as a transparent display. A typical example of the transparent display is a transparent LCD or the like. It is possible to construct a smart mirror by attaching a mirror sheet to the back of this transparent LCD, and to display a tooth image photographed on a transparent LCD.

The wireless communication unit 22 transmits a signal for connection to the camera built-in toothbrush 10 using wireless communication, receives the image of the tooth provided by the camera built-in toothbrush 10, and sends the image to the monitoring control unit 24 And can transmit and receive data using wireless data communication using Bluetooth, ZigBee, Wi-Fi and Near Field Communication (NFC).

In the memory 23, the tooth images received from the camera-embedded toothbrush 10 under the control of the control unit 24 can be accumulated and stored. In the memory 23, an application program for displaying a tooth image may be stored.

The monitoring control unit 24 is connected to the camera built-in toothbrush 10 via the wireless communication unit 22 when the application program for displaying the tooth image is executed by the user's operation, A tooth image transmitted from the camera built-in toothbrush 10 may be received and an operation control signal may be output to be displayed through the display unit 21.

The monitoring control unit 24 may transmit the received tooth image to the remote medical care support device 40 such as a hospital connected through a wireless network to request a remote medical care. Here, the remote medical care support apparatus 40 may be a PC such as a dentist, a mobile communication terminal, or the like.

At this time, since it is difficult for the monitoring control unit 24 to identify the user with only the taken tooth image, the monitoring control unit 24 can transmit the user identification information to the remote medical care support apparatus 40 in addition to the meta information of the photographed tooth image. Here, the user identification information may be basic human information such as a user name, a telephone number, a date of birth registered in advance, or a patient reception number, a patient identification number or the like preliminarily allocated from a hospital.

The display device 20 may be a notebook PC, a PC, or a mobile communication terminal.

7 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of transmitting a tooth image of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7, the display device 20 according to the present invention receives and stores a tooth image I photographed from the camera built-in toothbrush 10 until the photographing of the camera ends, (I1, I2, ..., In) from the start of shooting to the end of shooting, and adds user identification information (User ID) to the tooth image set to the meta information, To the device (40).

Here, the user identification information (User ID) may be basic human information such as a user's name, a telephone number, and a date of birth, or may be a patient reception number, a patient identification number, etc. allocated from a hospital.

That is, the display device 20 according to the present invention transmits the user identification information in addition to the meta information of the tooth image set so that the remote medical care support device 40 can identify the tooth image by the user.

In the case where the camera-embedded toothbrush 10 transmits the tooth image directly to the remote medical care support apparatus 40 through the wireless LAN 30, the camera-embedded toothbrush 10 transmits the user identification information To the remote medical care support apparatus 40 in addition to the meta information. At this time, the user identification information may be stored in advance through downloading from the remote medical care support apparatus 40 or the like.

8 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a remote medical care support apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, a telemedicine support apparatus 40 according to the present invention is a device for receiving a tooth image and supporting a remote medical treatment, and includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, , A PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), and a fixed terminal such as a desktop computer.

The telemedicine support apparatus 40 may include at least an identification information extracting unit 41, a display unit 42, a communication unit 43, a memory 44 and a telemedicine control unit 45. [

The identification information extracting unit 41 receives the tooth image set transmitted from the camera built-in toothbrush 10 or the display device 20 through the communication unit 43 and extracts the user identification And then transmit the extracted user identification information to the remote medical treatment control unit 45. [

The display unit 41 can display the received tooth image under the control of the control unit 45. [ The display unit 41 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, a flexible display, a 3D display, As shown in FIG.

The communication unit 43 transmits a signal for connection with the camera built-in toothbrush 10 using wired or wireless communication, receives the image of the tooth provided by the camera built-in toothbrush 10, And transmits and receives data by using wireless data communication using wired data communication such as serial method, PS2 method, USB, and Bluetooth, ZigBee, Wi-Fi and NFC can do.

The memory 44 may accumulate and store the received tooth image sets for each user identification information under the control of the control unit 45. [ In addition, the memory 44 may store an imaging condition for each tooth part, and an application program capable of displaying a tooth image and supporting telemedicine.

The remote medical treatment control unit 45 can store the received set of tooth images in the memory 44 using the extracted user identification information and also retrieve the medical record of the previous user using the extracted user identification information .

Through this, the dentist can diagnose the tooth condition through the image of the user's teeth displayed on the display unit 42.

In addition, the telmedicine control unit 45 can set a radiography for each tooth part as shown in Fig. For example, the telemedicine control unit 45 can set whether the tilted direction of the head part is left or right for each tooth part, and can set the direction of the bristles in any direction.

The present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Accordingly, the disclosed embodiments are to be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense, and all differences within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the present invention.

10. Camera built-in toothbrush 20. Display device
30. Wireless LAN 40. Remote medical support device

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A head part having at least one camera and an illumination part; And
And a control unit for controlling the photographing operation of the photographing unit when a tilted direction of the detected head and a direction in which the bristles are directed coincide with preset photographing conditions And a body part having at least a radiographic control part and a wireless communication part for transmitting the photographed tooth image. The method according to claim 1,
The head unit includes a first camera and a first illumination unit installed on a first side of both side surfaces adjacent to the upper surface, and a second camera and a second illumination unit installed on a second side surface of the bristles, Wherein the toothbrush is a toothbrush. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the imaging control unit outputs an operation control signal for selectively driving the first camera and the first illumination unit or the second camera and the second illumination unit according to the tilted direction of the detected head unit and the direction in which the bristles are oriented Camera built-in toothbrush. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the photographing condition is information on a tilted direction of the head part and a direction in which the bristles are oriented by the tooth position. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the angle of inclination of the head portion is set to a left direction and the direction of the bristles is set to a downward direction, the right molar is a rightward direction of a tilted direction of the head portion, The head direction is set to the left or right direction and the direction in which the bristles are oriented is set in the downward direction,
In the case of the lower teeth, the tilted direction of the head part is set to the left direction, the direction to which the bristles are directed is set to the upper direction, the tongue direction of the head part is set to the right direction, Wherein a direction in which the head part is tilted is a left or right direction, and a direction in which the bristles are oriented is set in an upward direction. The method according to claim 1,
The body unit may further include a power switch unit for outputting an operation ON signal for operating the camera, a power indicator for indicating an ON state of the power when the operation control signal is outputted, and a power supply unit for supplying power to each unit Wherein the toothbrush is a toothbrush. A head portion to which at least one camera and an illuminating portion are installed; an orientation sensor for detecting a tilted direction of the head portion and a direction in which the bristles are directed; and a tilting direction of the detected head, A camera built-in toothbrush including a photographing control unit for controlling the photographing operation of the photographing unit when the photographing condition matches the set photographing condition, and a body portion having at least a wireless communication unit for transmitting the photographed tooth image; And
A tooth inspection system using a camera built-in toothbrush, comprising: a display device for receiving and displaying a tooth image. The method of claim 7,
The head unit includes a first camera and a first illumination unit installed on a first side of both side surfaces adjacent to the upper surface, and a second camera and a second illumination unit installed on a second side surface of the bristles, Wherein the toothbrush is a toothbrush. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the imaging control unit outputs an operation control signal to selectively drive the first camera and the first illumination unit or the second camera and the second illumination unit according to the tilted direction of the detected head and the direction of the bristles. Dental examination system using camera built - in toothbrush. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the imaging control unit controls the display line of the specific shape to be superimposed on the image displayed on the display device when the detected direction of the head portion and the direction of the bristles face the imaging condition A tooth inspection system using a built - in toothbrush. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the photographing condition is information on a tilted direction of the head part set for each tooth position and a direction in which the bristles face each other. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the angle of inclination of the head portion is set to a left direction and the direction of the bristles is set to a downward direction, the right molar is a rightward direction of a tilted direction of the head portion, The head direction is set to the left or right direction and the direction in which the bristles are oriented is set in the downward direction,
In the case of the lower teeth, the tilted direction of the head part is set to the left direction, the direction to which the bristles are directed is set to the upper direction, the tongue direction of the head part is set to the right direction, And the direction of inclination of the head portion is set to the left or right direction and the direction of the bristles is set to the upper direction. The method of claim 7,
The body unit may further include a power switch unit for outputting an operation ON signal for operating the camera, a power indicator for indicating an ON state of the power when the operation control signal is outputted, and a power supply unit for supplying power to each unit Wherein the toothbrush is a toothbrush. The method of claim 7,
And a remote medical care support device for receiving the tooth image photographed from the display device. 15. The method of claim 14,
The display device transmits user identification information to the meta information of the photographed tooth image,
Wherein the remote medical care support apparatus extracts user identification information from the meta information of the received tooth image and stores the received tooth image using the extracted user identification information.

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