Fundamental understandings of mesh process and various formats of digital data in digital dentistry
- 대한치과이식임플란트학회
- Journal of Dental Implant Research
- 제40권 제1호
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2021.0313 - 16 (4 pages)
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Clinicians manage three-dimensional (3D) data in routine practice in the era of digital dentistry. Fundamental knowledge of digital data beyond the user’s manual provided by the companies needs to understand and handle the 3D data in clinics. 3D data used in the clinic is acquired by scanners and processed step-by-step procedure. A point cloud is an initial form of raw data. After that, it is filtered, and a triangle mesh is generated. The meshes could be exported in various file formats. This fundamental knowledge would be helpful for clinicians in daily practice.
INTRODUCTION
PROCESS OF 3D DATA FROM SCANNING TO FINALIZED FILES
POINT CLOUD
MESH GENERATION
SHADING AND VISUALIZING
THE RESOLUTION AND ACCURACY OF DENTAL MESH DEPENDING ON THE MESH SIZE
STEREOLITHOGRAPHY FILE FORMAT(.stl)
WAVEFRONT FILE FORMAT (.obj)
POLYGONE FILE FORMAT (.ply)
INFORMATION ACCURACY BASED ON THE VARIOUS FILE FORMAT
CONCLUSION
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