Geometrical modeling of complete dental shapes by using panoramic X-ray, digital mouth data and anatomical templates

Nowadays, Computer-Aided Design (CAD) plays a crucial role in several medical applications including customized prosthesis design, virtual treatment planning and computer-guided surgery. Generally, a CAD-based biomedical tool requires three-dimensional modeling of anatomical shapes, which are used for downstream clinical simulations [1]. The development of imaging technologies and reverse engineering methods has given a great support to the widespread use of digital human models for diagnosis and treatment planning.

Source: Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics - January 20, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Sandro Barone, Alessandro Paoli, Armando Viviano Razionale Source Type: research