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Area of Science:

  • Digital dentistry
  • Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
  • Dental morphology

Background:

  • Current digital tools for designing dental restorations have limitations.
  • Advanced Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software offers potential solutions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce the morphogenic designer (MGD) as an efficient digital method.
  • To detail MGD for designing anterior and posterior tooth forms.

Main Methods:

  • Selected average tooth forms from digitalized natural teeth.
  • Processed STL files and imported as .obj models into Modo 701.
  • Performed interactive deformations to create morph targets.

Main Results:

  • Developed a parametric design system for virtual tooth shape generation.
  • Demonstrated the creation of diverse tooth shapes through parameter combination.

Conclusions:

  • MGD is a versatile and powerful tool for digital crown design.
  • MGD facilitates esthetic and functional outcomes in dental restorations.