The 4D virtual patient: A proof of concept in digital dentistry
This dental technique article updates the 3-dimensional (3D) virtual patient digital workflow by introducing the space-time information acquired with jaw tracking motion. The direct digital procedure involved scanning the interim prostheses, creating virtual casts, and transferring the digital facebow, virtual articulation, and jaw-tracking motion. All 3D files and records from the intraoral scanner, cone beam computed tomography, extraoral scanner, and jaw tracking motion were superimposed using existing teeth as the connecting link in all data sets and adopting the best-fit alignment.
Source: Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry - Category: Dentistry Authors: Luca Lepidi, Byung Chan Kim, Lorenzo Giberti, Carmela Suriano, Junying Li, Francesco Grande Tags: Dental technique Source Type: research