Automation of Measurements for Personalized Medical Appliances by Means of CAD Software-Application in Robin Sequence Orthodontic Appliances.

ABSTRACT: Measuring the dimensions of personalized devices can provide relevant information for the production of future such devices used in various medical specialties. Difficulties with standardizing such measurement and obtaining high accuracy, alongside cost-intensive measuring methodologies, has dampened interest in this practice. This study presents a methodology for automatized measurements of personalized medical appliances of variable shape, in this case an orthodontic appliance known as Tübingen Palatal Plate (TPP). Parameters such as length, width and angle could help to standardize and improve its future use. A semi-automatic and custom-made program, based on Rhinoceros 7 and Grasshopper, was developed to measure the device (via an extraoral scanner digital file). The program has a user

SUBMITTER: Aretxabaleta M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9774752 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature