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or invisible given the available visible teeth.
This is typically the case for the molars,
which are mostly occluded, but should a
person be missing a front tooth the system
would suggest a suitable exemplar given
the prior model. We show examples and
verifications of this in our paper."
Thabo said that during the project, his
team consulted with dental professionals to
create the algorithm.
We asked Thabo if the scanner and algorithm could identify things such as discolouration, misalignment or malocclusions.
"Our algorithm relies on the statistical
prior to inform on what are valid and probable teeth configurations and what configurations are unlikely to occur," he said.
"Currently the prior has been constructed
from healthy teeth situations, but one
could easily include pathological cases in
addition to expand the expressiveness of
the system."
He went on to mention the colouring of
the imaged teeth, saying: "While this was
not the focus of this work, we do compute
the color from the images. However, teeth
appearance is much more complex than
simple coloring, and acquiring the complete properties of teeth is outside the scope
of this work."
While team members currently don't
interfere with or manipulate the results of
the algorithm, Thabo explained that any
corrections required could be easily done.
'Smile Imaging' (smileimaging.co.uk) in
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programme that does exactly this. It was
developed as an effective way for dentists
and team members to speedily produce
imaged photos of patients, enabling them
to see how their appearance will improve
with the proposed treatment.
Being able to show cosmetic dental and
nonsurgical facial procedures with imaged
photos within 5 minutes has obvious
advantages when describing to patients the
possible outcome of any proposed treatment; this is explained in more detail by
Elaine Halley in her 'Dental Imaging'
article in this issue.
Looking to the future, Disney would
like to branch out into additional parts of
the mouth and mouth cavity, such as lips,
the tongue and the wall of the cavity. Team
members feel this would allow them to create more complete reconstructions of the
face and also allow them to re-create the
movement, collisions and contacts between
different areas of the mouth and teeth.
Whatever the future holds for Disney
and its venture into our world, we'll watch
its progress with interest for potential
applications within dentistry.
We'll leave you with one final musing
from Disney himself:
"We have created characters and animated
them in the dimension of depth, revealing
through them to our perturbed world that
the things we have in common far outnumber and outweigh those that divide us."
- Walt Disney n



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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of DentaltownUK May 2017

On Dentaltown.com
Mike Gow Editorial
Meet the Team
Howard Speaks
Dental Aid Network
Titanium vs. Zirconia Implants
NASDAL Goodwill
Golden Nuggets
Orthodontist Case Study
Poll—Pediatric Dentistry
Technology: The True Foundation of Your Practice
Continuing Education
Timeout: Chris Barrow
Progressive Bites
Walt Disney's Hollywood Smiles
Dental Imaging: Elaine Halley
MANAGING SYSTEMIC DISORDER: STEPHEN HUDSON
The Art of Diagnosis in Endodontics
MESSAGE BOARD: 2nd Distal Root on 36
Social Media Fails
Operation Smile
THROUGH THE KEYHOLE: SURGERY— HOME AND AWAY
Lifestyle Section
History of Dentistry
Student Section
Wish List
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DentaltownUK May 2017 - On Dentaltown.com
DentaltownUK May 2017 - Mike Gow Editorial
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DentaltownUK May 2017 - Meet the Team
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DentaltownUK May 2017 - Howard Speaks
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DentaltownUK May 2017 - Dental Aid Network
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DentaltownUK May 2017 - Titanium vs. Zirconia Implants
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DentaltownUK May 2017 - NASDAL Goodwill
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DentaltownUK May 2017 - Golden Nuggets
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DentaltownUK May 2017 - Orthodontist Case Study
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DentaltownUK May 2017 - Poll—Pediatric Dentistry
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DentaltownUK May 2017 - Technology: The True Foundation of Your Practice
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DentaltownUK May 2017 - Continuing Education
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DentaltownUK May 2017 - Timeout: Chris Barrow
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DentaltownUK May 2017 - Progressive Bites
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DentaltownUK May 2017 - Walt Disney's Hollywood Smiles
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DentaltownUK May 2017 - Dental Imaging: Elaine Halley
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DentaltownUK May 2017 - MANAGING SYSTEMIC DISORDER: STEPHEN HUDSON
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DentaltownUK May 2017 - The Art of Diagnosis in Endodontics
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DentaltownUK May 2017 - 72
DentaltownUK May 2017 - 73
DentaltownUK May 2017 - MESSAGE BOARD: 2nd Distal Root on 36
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DentaltownUK May 2017 - Social Media Fails
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DentaltownUK May 2017 - Operation Smile
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DentaltownUK May 2017 - THROUGH THE KEYHOLE: SURGERY— HOME AND AWAY
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DentaltownUK May 2017 - Lifestyle Section
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DentaltownUK May 2017 - History of Dentistry
DentaltownUK May 2017 - Student Section
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