title: Virtual reality image applications for treatment planning in prosthodontic dentistry.
abstract: For successful occlusal reconstruction, the prosthodontists must take several points into consideration, such as those involving issues with functional and morphological findings and aesthetics. They then must unify this information into a coherent treatment plan. In this present study we focused on prosthodontic treatment and investigated how treatment planning and simulation could be applied to two cases. The personal occlusion condition can be reproduced on the virtual articulator in VR space. In addition, various simulations can be performed that involve prosthetesis design.
authors.affiliation: Department of Fixed Prosthodontics Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine. ogawa-t@tsurumi-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikawa
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shigeta
authors.forename: Shintaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kasama
authors.forename: Eriko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: Shunji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: Asaki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D008954:Models, Biological; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D019231:Tooth Preparation, Prosthodontic / Q000379:methods*; D014584:User-Computer Interface