Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2015, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (5): 727-732.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2015.05.013

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Reconstruction and application of three-dimensional digital visual model of tooth and skull

Gao Lu, Zhang Xiao-hong, Jin Hai-wei, Cong Wei, Wang Fu   

  1. College of Stomatology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, Liaoning Province, China
  • Revised:2014-11-13 Online:2015-01-30 Published:2015-03-02
  • Contact: Wang Fu, M.D., Associate professor, College of Stomatology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, Liaoning Province, China
  • About author:Gao Lu, Master, Lecturer, College of Stomatology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, Liaoning Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the Dalian Medical University Reform Project, No. DYLX13078, 204250

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Because the content of oral and maxillofacial anatomy is various and complex, only the traditional way of multimedia cannot display the anatomical structures from multi-angle and all-round. The development of virtual reality technology in oral and maxillofacial anatomy of three-dimensional reconstruction research is rapid, causes the attention of many scholars, and has become a hot spot.
OBJECTIVE: To develop a three-dimensional digital model of tooth, dentition and skull, and establish a multimedia database of oral and maxillofacial anatomy to facilitate network sharing and information dissemination so as to provide new method for teaching of basic and clinical oral medicine.
METHODS: Extracted teeth with intact crown and root, dentition and skull were chosen. Each specimen was taken at horizontal and vertical direction by the camera in the center of turntable. All the images obtained were treated using Photoshop CS5 for dressing and compression. The image data were input into The VR Worx system, followed by parameters and hotspots setting and the compression. Finally, the three-dimensional digital models were reconstructed and output with QuickTime VR format into disk. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Three-dimensional digital models of tooth and skull were constructed with photography and the VR Worx 2.6 software, which could faithfully reproduce the anatomical characteristics of teeth, dentition and skulls, and facilitate researchers to rotate and scale for observation. Also, it was easy for hotspot-marking. On the platform of digital photography and The VR Worx software, it is feasible to establish the three-dimensional digital model of tooth and skull. This approach is the entity reconstruction, and the reconstructed model appears clear, vivid, and is easy to be saved and promoted.



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Key words: Computer Simulation, Dental Models, Manikins, Skull

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