Virtual Teeth for Endodontics Training and Practice

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Arnold, D. B., Day, A. M., Goetz, M. R., Courtenay, A. and Graham, H. I. (2000) Virtual Teeth for Endodontics Training and Practice. In: Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE Conference on Information Visualization. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), GBR, pp. 597-603. ISBN 0-7695-0743-3

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Abstract

This paper describes the use of Virtual Environments in endodontics. The problems associated with capturing the virtual environment by defining and manipulating the geometric shapes of teeth are illustrated. Dentists require ways of interacting with the virtual environment, which closely mirror the conditions under which they work. Touch is very important when working in the close confines of the mouth and using instruments within dental cavities. Therefore, the paper reports on experimentation with novel interactive techniques designed to work with the available geometric representations of teeth. These techniques involve combining surface descriptions with force feedback and collision detection, to give the dentist realistic sensations in simulating treatment procedures. Some early experiments with distributed environments are described, with potential for collaboration in mentored training.

Item Type:	Book Section
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Computing Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Computer Graphics (former - to 2018) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Interactive Graphics and Audio
Related URLs:	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/859...
Depositing User:	Vishal Gautam
Date Deposited:	25 Aug 2011 16:38
Last Modified:	16 Jun 2023 00:46
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/22310
DOI:	10.1109/IV.2000.859818

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