The key technologies of a computer-aided design system for removable partial denture frameworks.

ABSTRACT: This paper presents a computer-aided design (CAD) system for removable partial denture (RPD) frameworks, addressing the challenges of dentition defects. The system takes a digitized dental model obtained via optical scanning as input and generates an RPD framework model ready for 3D printing. Key technologies include spline curve editing and modeling, mesh offsetting, texture image-based modeling, and component models fusion. The system utilizes conformal mapping between the dental model and a disk. This enables spline curve editing to be executed in the parameterized 2D domain, ensuring both accuracy and efficiency. An iterative approximation method with adaptive mesh simplification is introduced to achieve precise mesh offsetting while avoiding self-intersections. Furthermore, texture ma

SUBMITTER: Ma G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12867248 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature