Measuring Teeth Whiteness System and Method

Abstract

A method and system are presented for measuring the whiteness of teeth. This is accomplished by analyzing an average pixel value of teeth taken from a digital image. The pixel value is mathematically standardized to create an indicator that quantifies teeth whiteness. This eliminates subjectivity in measuring teeth whiteness and permits precise communication of the level of teeth whiteness.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A computerized method for determining a whiteness score for a user's teeth comprising:
 a) at a computing device, identifying a plurality of pixels from an image that show a portion of the user's teeth;   b) at the computing device, determining an average pixel value for the plurality of pixels;   c) at the computing device, determining a plurality of color values for the average pixel;   d) at the computing device, evaluating the plurality of color values to generate the whiteness score for the average pixel; and   e) at the computing device, displaying the whiteness score.