Simplyortho: A Software for Orthodontics That Automates Bracket Placement

Abstract

The paper focuses on using ICT tools to assist orthodontists in improving the accuracy of wired bracket placement for a reduced chair-time. The critical step during the installation of wired braces is bracket placement, as it delivers the force that will move the teeth once attached to the arch-wire. Many tools have been invented through past years to aid in accurate bracket placement, such as charts and gauges. However, the available solutions are still not entirely accurate and do not noticeably enhance the chair-time. The paper presents the design and development of a mobile application that can assist orthodontic treatment in achieving automatic and accurate wired bracket placement. It provides a cheap and attainable way for guided bracket placement employing Computer Vision, to show the exact placement of where the bracket is to be placed at, exploiting a mobile camera view to detect each tooth, calculate and display where the facial axis point of the teeth crown is.

 Keywords: Mobile application; artificial Intelligence; computer vision; orthodontists; bracket placement.