Scanner‐agnostic dynamic jaw motion generation from virtual static excursive records using open‐source Python‐based artificial intelligence (AI) interpolation

This technique describes a scanner-agnostic digital workflow for generating dynamic mandibular motion from static virtual interocclusal records using a custom artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm and user interface. Virtual records of mandibular positions, including maximum intercuspation, protrusion, and lateral excursions, were captured with an intraoral scanner and processed through a custom interface developed using Python, an open-source, script-based programming language. The program interpolates intermediate positions using quantified point tracking and exports a motion path file compatible with dental computer-aided design software. By leveraging AI and open-source tools, this method offers a cost-effective, non-vendor-specific solution for integrating individualized jaw motion into digital prosthodontic workflows.

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Journal of Prosthodontics
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2025-11-14
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https://doi.org/10.1111/jopr.70051
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Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
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Scanner‐agnostic dynamic jaw motion generation from virtual static excursive records using open‐source Python‐based artificial intelligence (AI) interpolation

Chao‐Chieh Yang, Wei‐Shao Lin, M. Omar, Dean Morton
Journal of Prosthodontics
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
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Scanner‐agnostic dynamic jaw motion generation from virtual static excursive records using open‐source Python‐based artificial intelligence (AI) interpolation

Chao‐Chieh Yang, Wei‐Shao Lin, M. Omar, Dean Morton
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Abstract

This technique describes a scanner-agnostic digital workflow for generating dynamic mandibular motion from static virtual interocclusal records using a custom artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm and user interface. Virtual records of mandibular positions, including maximum intercuspation, protrusion, and lateral excursions, were captured with an intraoral scanner and processed through a custom interface developed using Python, an open-source, script-based programming language. The program interpolates intermediate positions using quantified point tracking and exports a motion path file compatible with dental computer-aided design software. By leveraging AI and open-source tools, this method offers a cost-effective, non-vendor-specific solution for integrating individualized jaw motion into digital prosthodontic workflows.

Journal of ProsthodonticsVol. 35(3)
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 58%
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
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