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Commitments and Other - Additional Information (Detail) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2010 USD ($) Instruments | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Instruments | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) ft² shares | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Monthly cost |  |  |  | $ 12,522 |
Area of office space | ft² |  |  |  | 7,625 |
Lease expiration date |  |  |  | Jan. 31, 2020 |
Rent expense |  |  |  | $ 121,866 | $ 86,348
Additional payment received by using technology |  |  |  | 2.50% |
Additional payment received by using other technology |  |  |  | 5.00% |
Professional fees |  |  |  |  | 500,000
Period of shareholder agreement | 3 years |  |  |  |
Annual service fee | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |
STA Instruments [Member] | Tricor Systems Inc [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Issue of purchase order | Instruments |  | 12,000 |  |  |
Delivery period |  | 3 years |  |  |
Purchase order |  | $ 5,261,640 |  |  |
STA Instruments [Member] | Wand Dental Inc [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Issue of purchase order | Instruments |  |  | 3,000 |  |
Purchase order |  |  | $ 1,785,750 |  |
New purchase commitment, description |  |  |  | As of September 30, 2015, this commitment was completed. In the second quarter of 2015, Wand Dental Inc. entered into a new purchase commitment for 3,000 STA instruments, ($1,785,750) for the delivery of these instruments beginning October 2015 and into 2016. |
Advance made on purchase commitment order |  |  |  | $ 1,215,127 | 721,197
Director [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Options to purchase common stock issued | shares |  |  |  | 8,333 |
Director's royalty fees |  |  |  | $ 313,751 | 404,828
Professional fees |  |  |  | $ 260,000 | $ 200,000

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