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A laser displacement meter which equips two sensors was developed in order to measure the shape of teeth with higher efficiency and accuracy. By this displacement meter the rotational measurement to compensate the data at the shaded points became needless. The measurement of the 6 molar was carried out, and the regions such as cusps and fissures of the occlusal plane were measured precisely without errors. The time required for the measurement was about 10 min. and reduced to one third that of the previous system. While, by the measurement from one direction, the undercut portion such as toothneck is less accurate. Then, 7 molar model was tilted on the gonio stage with +/- 20 degrees and measured divisionally, and two groups of data were connected. By this method, the whole shape of tooth including the undercut portion became to be measurable. In the case of a crown abutment tooth with steeply inclined axial wall and margin, tilting method was also applied to measure more accurately. 7 abutment was tilted with +/- 30 degrees and measured and connected. The gingival and marginal line which are the characteristic spots for designing the crown were recognized. These data thus obtained will be able to give the inner and outer shape of crown for processing the prostheses by CAD/CAM technique.
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PMID:Three dimensional shape measurement of teeth. (3) The measurement by the newly developed laser displacement meter with double sensors. 213 Jan 71

To measure the three-dimensional shape of the undercut portion of a molar model tooth, the tilting method was used. The measuring system was composed of a laser displacement meter with double sensor and a computer controlled tooth model scanning machine (CAMM-3). A model tooth was tilted on the gonio stage with +/- 20 degrees and measured divisionally, and a couple of data were connected by the TILCOMPO program. The undercut portions from the survey line to the tooth neck were measured and drawn by CG. By this tilting method, the whole shape of tooth including the undercut portion could be measured, and these data will be available for the production of the data base for CAD of prosthesis. The marginal line on the crown abutment measured previously was searched. Initially, the difference in the inclination dz/dx between the data before and behind was calculated, and the gingival line was extracted by limiting its value. Then, also by limiting the difference value, the margin located above the gingival line was determined. Thus the marginal line in contact with the inner and outer crown and a significantly important point for the production of crown by the CAD/CAM technique could be determined around the crown abutment. Another elementary attempt to simulate the occlusion by using the data of teeth models measured on the articulator was carried out. The maxillary and mandibular teeth were set on the articulator and the maxillary teeth turned over. The shapes of the 5-7 upper and lower molar were measured. The two data were connected and occluded by the "OCCLUS" program.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:[Three-dimensional shape measurement of teeth. (6) Measurement of tooth model by tilting method by means of the double sensor laser displacement meter, and the simulation of occlusion]. 213 33

Studies have been undertaken to apply CAD/CAM system to Dentistry and to make prosthetic appliances with this system automatically. Specimens are 4 times large plaster models. For the inside of the crown, the plaster model of prepared tooth is measured with laser displacement meter then the numerical data is obtained. After modification of this data for the concave cutting, the modeling machine works with this numerical data. For the outside of the crown, the typical colonal figure data (= CAD Data Base) is prepared. And this data is modified with computer to fit the prepared tooth margin and proximal or antagonical tooth (= CAD). This CAD Data Base was obtained with 3 dimensional point digitizer (3DPD). Because this measuring method with 3DPD is to be able to select points, the CAD Data Base could be consists of characteristic points. When this data base is really used, it is interpolated with s-spline. Spline interpolation is indispensable to the CAD/CAM system. Further understanding of this system, explanation is divided into three parts which are 3D measurement, CAD and CAM. (3D measurement) Two types of 3D measurement is dealed with this system. One is for the CAD data base and another is for the prepared tooth model. 3D measurement of the prepared tooth model is equivalent of the impression takings in the routine method. For the clear marginal line and for the uniform distribution of measuring points, the prepared tooth model is tilted and rotated on the working table when it is measured with laser. (CAD) The CAD Data Base can be extended, contracted, parallel translated and rotated with the Affine transformation. For putting the individual margin data on the CAD Data Base, the prepared tooth margin is re-digitized with 3DPD. Occlusal data is taken from F.G.P. core. (CAM) The application of the spline interpolation to the tool offset theory, which is effective at the groove especially, makes easy to calculate the tool path. When the prepared tooth model is manufactured, it is tilted and rotated on the table like the measurement with laser-scan.
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PMID:[Development of the dental CAD/CAM system]. 213 5

Precise reconstruction of defects of facial bones including the neurocranium is now possible with the use of CAD/CAM technology and biomaterials, such as OsteoMesh, combined with bone grafting.
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PMID:Bone grafting for cranial reconstruction. 215 10

With the rapid developments in microprocessors, the widespread availability of computers has brought about broad applications in the field of orthopaedics. The present technology enables large quantities of data to be logically processed in a very short span of time. This has led to the development of information management database systems where relevant medical information may be retrieved very quickly and effectively. The analytical power of the computer has also been utilised in expert systems to assist in clinical-decision making process. Computer graphics have revolutionised the visualisation of physical features of internal and external body parts, providing new and improved modalities of diagnosis. In some centres, surgical planning and rehearsals are already being carried out at the computer terminal with the use of animation and computer graphics. Computer technology has also played an active role in the field of prosthetics and rehabilitation. Intelligent robotic systems and microprocessor with functional neuromuscular stimulation have been applied to benefit, and in some cases restore some motor functions to the physically disabled. With more collaboration between engineers, scientists and the medical community, several prototypes of computer-controlled prostheses and prosthesis designed and manufactured by Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technology are available today to assist the amputees in their daily living and ambulatory activities.
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PMID:Computer applications in orthopaedics. 226 Aug 26

Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Manufacture (CAD/CAM) techniques, though often technologically associated with engineering and applied sciences, has opened new horizons in the medical field. In CAD, a product is first geometrically modelled in three dimensions in a computer and it can be viewed and examined from any direction. This model can then be used for many downstream applications such as manufacturing and analysis. In CAM, numerically controlled machining processes are used for cutting out a prosthetic device of the hand for prosthesis. The paper aims at establishing the basis of using CAD/CAM techniques in prostheses in particular, a review of our present work done in the area of below-elbow prostheses using CAD/CAM. A laser scanning device has been used to capture the geometry of human hands. The algorithm used in processing the images is discussed. The processed 3D data file is then interfaced with a CAD modeller where reconstruction, mirroring, scaling, etc., can be performed. The resultant CAD model is then passed on to CAM, which concentrates purely on producing a "positive core" mould for moulding the prosthetic device.
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PMID:Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Manufacture (CAD-CAM) applications in cosmetic below-elbow prostheses. 226 Aug 27

Technological advances in industrial manufacturing have contributed to improvement in productivity and quality of dental care. However, computer technology has also been exploited but not to the same extent as other forms of technology. This paper examines computer applications that have been utilised by various groups of dental professionals in the provision of dental care and in dental education. The benefits derived from existing applications and future possibilities are seen in the following fields. In practice management, besides the usual collecting, sorting and searching of data, productivity and efficiency are greatly increased through computer appointments, recall and practice analysis programmes. In patient education, the use of computer graphics has enabled simulation of cosmetic changes to be presented to the patient with before and after possibilities. Dental education and communications have moved forward with the introduction of Computer Assisted Instruction programmes, and bibliographic databases including electronic transmission of Continuing Dental Education which are now easily available. In the field of Diagnostics and Treatment planning, the advent of CAD-CAM has made possible the use of cutting devices which mills a 3-dimensional model of the designed restoration from solid blocks of gold. Computer applications has also been used in forensic dentistry where identification systems describe tooth conditions and other oral characteristics besides automated screening and matching of antemortem databases.
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PMID:Applications of computer technology in dentistry. 226 Aug 30

The introduction and production of the Cerec-System was the first time, when a method of computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) of dental restorations moves to the chairside. New technologies like optical impression, solid modelling of crown shapes by CAD-Programs or computer controlled milling were acquired from the field of industrial production. Nevertheless, the Cerec-Systems is indicated only in a limited range of clinical situations, and the production of a well fitting computer-designed full crown is not yet possible at this stage of development. It can only be guessed whether these advancements will be achieved in the near future.
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PMID:[Computer-assisted technologies in dentistry]. 226 15

Computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) systems for the design and manufacture of limb prostheses have recently become commercially available. However, rigorous evaluations of these systems have not been performed to determine whether they produce sockets that fit as well as or better than sockets made using conventional design methods. A controlled evaluation protocol, in which computer-designed sockets are compared with conventionally designed sockets, has been developed and pilot tested at the authors' facility. A full trial of one of the commercially available systems for transtibial sockets is currently in progress. In preliminary findings, the CAD/CAM socket was preferred by one-half of the first 20 subjects. During the course of this trial, it was noted that the CAD/CAM technique seems to be better suited to some prosthetists than others.
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PMID:Computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) in prosthetics. 236 20

This paper emphasizes the growing importance of precise models of biological structures to be used in conjunction with dynamic models of physiological events for improved physiological systems modeling. Medical imaging developments, represented mainly by computerized tomography, have been oriented principally towards medical diagnostic applications, that is towards the obtention of semi-quantitative information using sophisticated three-dimensional image display and manipulation capabilities. On the other hand, three-dimensional reconstruction of objects for modeling purposes presents rather more stringent requirements. The most important are the precise and independent representation and manipulation of the structures involved, the possibility of modifying the model parameters, the access to geometric data for specific measurements and transformation, and the compatibility with CAD/CAM software. Methods to obtain and manipulate such information are becoming available and a particular system used for the geometric modeling of the vertebral spine and knee is outlined.
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PMID:Using structural and visual information in physiological systems modeling. 253 59


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