A new method to acquire 3-D images of a dental cast

Zhongke Li; Yaxing Yi; Zhen Zhu; Hua Li; Yongyuan Qin

doi:10.1117/12.667445

2 February 2006 A new method to acquire 3-D images of a dental cast

Zhongke Li, Yaxing Yi, Zhen Zhu, Hua Li, Yongyuan Qin

Proceedings Volume 6026, ICO20: Biomedical Optics; 602611 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.667445
Event: ICO20:Optical Devices and Instruments, 2005, Changchun, China

Abstract

This paper introduced our newly developed method to acquire three-dimensional images of a dental cast. A rotatable table, a laser-knife, a mirror, a CCD camera and a personal computer made up of a three-dimensional data acquiring system. A dental cast is placed on the table; the mirror is installed beside the table; a linear laser is projected to the dental cast; the CCD camera is put up above the dental cast, it can take picture of the dental cast and the shadow in the mirror; while the table rotating, the camera records the shape of the laser streak projected on the dental cast, and transmit the data to the computer. After the table rotated one circuit, the computer processes the data, calculates the three-dimensional coordinates of the dental cast's surface. In data processing procedure, artificial neural networks are enrolled to calibrate the lens distortion, map coordinates form screen coordinate system to world coordinate system. According to the three-dimensional coordinates, the computer reconstructs the stereo image of the dental cast. It is essential for computer-aided diagnosis and treatment planning in orthodontics. In comparison with other systems in service, for example, laser beam three-dimensional scanning system, the characteristic of this three-dimensional data acquiring system: a. celerity, it casts only 1 minute to scan a dental cast; b. compact, the machinery is simple and compact; c. no blind zone, a mirror is introduced ably to reduce blind zone.

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Zhongke Li, Yaxing Yi, Zhen Zhu, Hua Li, and Yongyuan Qin "A new method to acquire 3-D images of a dental cast", Proc. SPIE 6026, ICO20: Biomedical Optics, 602611 (2 February 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.667445

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