The virtual patient in dental medicine

Joda, Tim; Gallucci, German O (2015). The virtual patient in dental medicine. Clinical oral implants research, 26(6), pp. 725-726. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/clr.12379

[img] Text
The virtual patient in dental medicine.pdf - Published Version
Restricted to registered users only
Available under License Publisher holds Copyright.

Download (236kB) | Request a copy

OBJECTIVES

The aim of this Short Communication was to present a workflow for the superimposition of intraoral scan (IOS), cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), and extraoral face scan (EOS) creating a 3D virtual dental patient.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

As a proof-of-principle, full arch IOS, preoperative CBCT, and mimic EOS were taken and superimposed to a unique 3D data pool. The connecting link between the different files was to detect existing teeth as constant landmarks in all three data sets.

RESULTS

This novel application technique successfully demonstrated the feasibility of building a craniofacial virtual model by image fusion of IOS, CBCT, and EOS under 3D static conditions.

CONCLUSIONS

The presented application is the first approach that realized the fusion of intraoral and facial surfaces combined with skeletal anatomy imaging. This novel 3D superimposition technique allowed the simulation of treatment planning, the exploration of the patients' expectations, and the implementation as an effective communication tool. The next step will be the development of a real-time 4D virtual patient in motion.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Further Contribution)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Reconstructive Dentistry and Gerodontology

UniBE Contributor:

Joda, Tim

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0905-7161

Publisher:

Wiley-Blackwell

Language:

English

Submitter:

Eveline Carmen Schuler

Date Deposited:

29 Mar 2016 10:38

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:53

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/clr.12379

PubMed ID:

24665872

Uncontrolled Keywords:

cone-beam computed tomography, digital dental medicine, extraoral face scan, intraoral scan, superimposition, virtual patient

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.77781

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/77781

Actions (login required)

Edit item Edit item
Provide Feedback