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A 3D measurement of teeth occurs while exciting fluorescence in the volume of the teeth. To this end, use is made of suitable radiation which, as a result of the fluorescence, is therefore strongly absorbed. As a result of this, the problem of translucence when measuring teeth is significantly reduc

A 3D measurement of teeth occurs while exciting fluorescence in the volume of the teeth. To this end, use is made of suitable radiation which, as a result of the fluorescence, is therefore strongly absorbed. As a result of this, the problem of translucence when measuring teeth is significantly reduced.

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1. A method for optically measuring teeth, comprising: emitting light in the range of at least one excitation wavelength for fluorescence, the excitation wavelengths being selected such that they excite tissue and/or substances in the interior of human teeth to fluoresce such that, in the interior t

1. A method for optically measuring teeth, comprising: emitting light in the range of at least one excitation wavelength for fluorescence, the excitation wavelengths being selected such that they excite tissue and/or substances in the interior of human teeth to fluoresce such that, in the interior thereof, the teeth absorb light in the range of the excitation wavelengths as a result of fluorescence and emit light in the range of at least one emission wavelength,detecting light as emitted fluorescence radiation in the range of the at least one emission wavelength for signal evaluation, wherein at least a portion of the detected light is outside the range of excitation wavelengths, andoptically measuring a three-dimensional surface shape of the teeth using the emitted fluorescence radiation. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one emission wavelength is one or more of the following groups: 350 nm, 400 nm, 450 nm and 520 nm. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the range of the at least one emission wavelength, in which light is detected, is ±30 nm around the at least one emission wavelength. 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the range of the at least one emission wavelength, in which light is detected, is ±20 nm around the at least one emission wavelength. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the illumination takes place in the spectral range of 370 to 420 nm. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the range of at least one excitation wave for fluorescence, in which light is emitted, and the range of the at least one emission wavelength, in which light is detected, are disjoint. 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein an optical measurement operates according to a stereo method or a multi-baseline-stereo method, and a fine marking pattern is projected. 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein a filter characteristic of an optical filter in the beam path upstream of the light detection transmits at the at least one emission wavelength. 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the teeth have not been prepared. 10. A device for optically measuring teeth, comprising an illumination unit configured to emit light in the range of at least one excitation wavelength for fluorescence, the excitation wavelengths being selected such that they excite tissue and/or substances in the interior of human teeth to fluoresce such that, in the interior thereof, the teeth absorb light in the range of the excitation wavelengths as a result of fluorescence and emit light in the range of at least one emission wavelength,an observation unit configured to detect light as emitted fluorescence radiation in the range of the at least one emission wavelength for signal evaluation, wherein at least a portion of the emitted fluorescence radiation is outside the range of excitation wavelengths, and optically measure a three-dimensional surface of the teeth using the emitted fluorescence radiation. 11. The device according to claim 10, wherein the at least one emission wavelength is one or more of the following groups: 350 nm, 400 nm, 450 nm and 520 nm. 12. The device according to claim 10, wherein the range of the at least one emission wavelength, in which light is detected, is ±30 nm around the at least one emission wavelength. 13. The device according to claim 12, wherein the range of the at least one emission wavelength, in which light is detected, is ±20 nm around the at least one emission wavelength. 14. The device according to claim 10, wherein the illumination unit emits in the spectral range of 370 to 420 nm. 15. The device according to claim 10, wherein the range of at least one excitation wave for fluorescence, in which light is emitted, and the range of the at least one emission wavelength, in which light is detected, are disjointed. 16. The device according to claim 10, wherein an optical measurement operates according to a stereo method or multi-baseline-stereo method, and in that the observation unit projects a fine marking pattern. 17. The device according to claim 10, wherein a filter characteristic of an optical filter in the beam path upstream of the light detection transmits at the at least one emission wavelength.