Title :
A software to generate finite element meshes for patient-specific denture
Author :
Chenru Hao ; Zhen Cai ; Bing Han ; Mingzheng Zhang ; Yan Li ; Fang Pu
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. for Biomech. & Mechanobiology of Minist. of Educ., Beihang Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Finite element modeling has been widely used in theoretical study of orthodontic biomechanics. However, the dental structure is complicate and it is time-consuming for traditional finite element meshes method. This restricts the application of finite element analysis of individual orthodontic treatment in clinic. In this paper, a novel software is developed, which includes the functions of semi-automatic teeth segmentation of patient-specific denture, 3D reconstruction and visualization of dental structure, 3D measurement of geometrical characteristics, simulation of tooth movement, and automatic generation of finite element meshes. This software may be used for patient-specific biomechanical analysis in orthodontics.
Keywords :
biomechanics; dentistry; medical computing; mesh generation; orthotics; physiological models; 3D measurement; 3D reconstruction; dental structure visualization; finite element mesh generation software; finite element modeling; geometrical characteristics; orthodontic biomechanics; orthodontics; patient specific biomechanical analysis; patient specific denture; semiautomatic teeth segmentation; tooth movement simulation; dental segmentation; finite element modeling; orthodontics; voxel-based;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI), 2012 5th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chongqing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1183-0
DOI :
10.1109/BMEI.2012.6512941
