Tooth and Alveolar Bone Segmentation From Dental Computed Tomography Images

Three-dimensional (3D) models of tooth-alveolar bone complex are needed in treatment planning and simulation for computer-aided orthodontics. Tooth and alveolar bone segmentation from computed tomography (CT) images is a fundamental step in reconstructing their models. Due to less application of alveolar bone in conventional orthodontic treatment which may cause undesired side effects, the previous studies mainly focused on tooth segmentation and reconstruction, and did not consider the alveolar bone. In this study, we proposed a method to implement both tooth and alveolar bone segmentation from dental CT images for reconstructing their 3D models. First, the proposed method extracted the connected region of tooth and alveolar bone from CT images using a global convex level set model. Then, individual tooth and alveolar bone are separated from the connected region based on Radon transform and a local level set model. The experimental results showed that the proposed method could successfully complete both the tooth and alveolar bone segmentation from CT images, and outperformed the state of the art tooth segmentation methods in terms of accuracy. This suggests that the proposed method can be used in reconstructing the 3D models of tooth-alveolar bone complex for precise treatment.

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