Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2015, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (46): 7492-7497.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2015.46.021

Previous Articles     Next Articles

Application of virtual reality technology in oral and maxillofacial anatomy and three-dimensional digital model construction

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

  1. College of Stomatology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, Liaoning Province, China
  • Received:2015-08-25 Online:2015-11-12 Published:2015-11-12
  • 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 Educational Reform Project of Dalian Medical University, No. DYLX15019, DYLX13078, 204250

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: With the rapid development of medical technology, computer image technology and the urgent needs of computer-aided clinical teaching, the application of virtual reality technology in oral and maxillofacial anatomy has become an issue of concern.

OBJECTIVE: To summarize the application of virtual reality technology in oral and maxillofacial anatomy, thereby providing the better methods for clinical and basic research of oral medicine, laying the foundation for building the digital repository, and realizing the informatization and networking construction.
METHODS: A computer-based retrieval was performed by the first author in the CNKI and PubMed databases to search papers related on the virtual reality technology applied in oral and maxillofacial anatomy published between January 2004 and December 2014, using the key words of “tissue engineering, virtual reality, oral and maxillofacial anatomy, digital, 3D reconstruction, multimedia, teeth, skull” in Chinese and English, respectively. According to inclusion and exclusion criteria, 52 papers were included in the final analysis.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The application of virtual reality technology in oral and maxillofacial anatomy mainly includes 3D digital model and virtual digital database of human body. 3D medical reconstruction software includes 3D-Doctor and Minics that support the original data sources including continuous fault anatomical images, varieties of image data and 3D scanning data. A variety of virtual reality technologies can successfully reproduce the tooth, dentition and oral and maxillofacial anatomy, laying the foundation for building the virtual reality platform in oral clinical application and teaching.
中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松组织工程

Key words: Mouth, Computer Simulation, User-Computer Interface, Imaging, Three-Dimensional