Abstract
This study presents the digitalization of the dental articulator, which is a device used by dentists as a replica of the patient’s mouth. For this purpose, the digitalization has been carried out applying reverse engineering to obtain a three-dimensional model that totally simulates the behavior of the virtual model with the same measurements as the physical articulator Panadent PSH.
First, the physical dental articulator has been scanned using the ATOS Compact three-dimensional scanner. Then, the processing was carried out using the reverse engineering Geomagic software, where the necessary geometric elements were obtained. The parts have been modeled in 3D in the Solid Edge program and the assembly has been carried out. In this same CAD program, the parameterization of the adjustable parts, such as condylar pits, has been carried out. Finally, variables have been introduced that a physical dental articulator does not allow, for example the intercondylar distance.
By digitizing and parameterizing the dental articulator, the virtual articulator has been obtained. This virtual device allows the user to have greater control of the design, plan more accurately, enter more patient data, for example the 3D face of the patient, and data management is better.
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The authors thank the Faculty of Engineering of Gipuzkoa for locating the DEHI Dental Engineering- Hortz Ingeniaritza (www.ehu.eus/dehi) research group’s Laboratory in their facilities and the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU; and to the Country Council of Gipuzkoa to support this work (grant number: 70/19).
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Oriozabala-Brit, J.A., Amezua-Lasuen, X., Garikano-Osinaga, X., Iturrate-Mendieta, M., Martin-Amundarain, I., Solaberrieta-Mendez, E. (2020). Digitization of the Mechanical Articulator: Virtual Articulator. In: Cavas-Martínez, F., Sanz-Adan, F., Morer Camo, P., Lostado Lorza, R., Santamaría Peña, J. (eds) Advances in Design Engineering. INGEGRAF 2019. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41200-5_23
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