Deep learning for virtual orthodontic bracket removal: tool establishment and application.

Journal: Clinical oral investigations
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to develop a tool for virtual orthodontic bracket removal based on deep learning algorithms for feature extraction from bonded teeth and to demonstrate its application in a bracket position assessment scenario.

Authors

  • Ruomei Li
    Department of Orthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 500 Quxi Road, Shanghai, 200011, China.
  • Cheng Zhu
    Translational Sciences, Sanofi US, Framingham, MA, 01701, USA. Cheng.Zhu@sanofi.com.
  • Fengting Chu
    Department of Orthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 500 Quxi Road, Shanghai, 200011, China.
  • Quan Yu
    Department of Orthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 500 Quxi Road, Shanghai, 200011, China.
  • Di Fan
    School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
  • Ningjuan Ouyang
    Department of Orthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China.
  • Yu Jin
    Department of Eye Function Laboratory, Eye Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
  • Weiming Guo
    Automotive Data Center, China Automotive Technology & Research, Tianjin, 300300, China.
  • Lunguo Xia
    Department of Orthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China. xialunguo@hotmail.com.
  • QiPing Feng
    Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
  • Bing Fang
    Department of Orthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China. fangbing@sjtu.edu.cn.