PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To support an accurate diagnosis of teeth by capturing an image of the teeth in a proper direction for diagnosing the teeth.SOLUTION: The tooth observation apparatus includes: an imaging part disposed to face the teeth for capturing the image of two adjacent teeth overlapping amount detection parts 41-44 for detecting the overlapping amount of the two teeth within the image captured by the imaging part and an image capturing direction determining part 45 for determining whether the direction of the image of the teeth captured by the imaging part is appropriate or not based on the overlapping amount detected by the overlapping amount detection parts 41-44.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】歯牙を診断に適正な方向から撮像して歯牙の正確な診断を支援する。【解決手段】歯牙に対向して配置され、隣り合う2つの歯牙を撮像する撮像部と、該撮像部によって撮像された画像内における2つの歯牙の重なり量を検出する重なり量検出部41~44と、該重なり量検出部41~44によって検出された重なり量に基づいて、撮像部による歯牙の撮像方向が適正であるか否かを判定する撮像方向判定部45とを備える歯牙観察装置を提供する。【選択図】図2
