Combining contour detection algorithms for the automatic extraction of the preparation line from a dental 3D measurement

Volker Ahlers; Paul Weigl; Hartmut Schachtzabel

doi:10.1117/12.596142

29 April 2005 Combining contour detection algorithms for the automatic extraction of the preparation line from a dental 3D measurement

Volker Ahlers, Paul Weigl, Hartmut Schachtzabel

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Proceedings Volume 5747, Medical Imaging 2005: Image Processing; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.596142
Event: Medical Imaging, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Due to the increasing demand for high-quality ceramic crowns and bridges, the CAD/CAM-based production of dental restorations has been a subject of intensive research during the last fifteen years. A prerequisite for the efficient processing of the 3D measurement of prepared teeth with a minimal amount of user interaction is the automatic determination of the preparation line, which defines the sealing margin between the restoration and the prepared tooth. Current dental CAD/CAM systems mostly require the interactive definition of the preparation line by the user, at least by means of giving a number of start points. Previous approaches to the automatic extraction of the preparation line rely on single contour detection algorithms. In contrast, we use a combination of different contour detection algorithms to find several independent potential preparation lines from a height profile of the measured data. The different algorithms (gradient-based, contour-based, and region-based) show their strengths and weaknesses in different clinical situations. A classifier consisting of three stages (range check, decision tree, support vector machine), which is trained by human experts with real-world data, finally decides which is the correct preparation line. In a test with 101 clinical preparations, a success rate of 92.0% has been achieved. Thus the combination of different contour detection algorithms yields a reliable method for the automatic extraction of the preparation line, which enables the setup of a turn-key dental CAD/CAM process chain with a minimal amount of interactive screen work.

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Volker Ahlers, Paul Weigl, and Hartmut Schachtzabel "Combining contour detection algorithms for the automatic extraction of the preparation line from a dental 3D measurement", Proc. SPIE 5747, Medical Imaging 2005: Image Processing, (29 April 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.596142

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