Patent 8360771 was granted and assigned to THERAMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. on January, 2013 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A dental implement including a housing, a light source, and an air supply, the implement being suitable for examining tissue such as dentition of a patient and detecting loss of mineralization therein. The implement is capable of operating in a wireless mode. The implement is further able to communicate with a computing device to allow recording of images captured by the implement.