A Study on the Standardization In the Mandibular First Premolar of the Middle Aged Korean

하악 제1소구치의 표준화 연구

  • Lee H.J. (Medical&Health Instruments Research Team, KITECH) ;
  • Chun K.J. (Medical&Health Instruments Research Team, KITECH) ;
  • Chung D.T. (Mecha. Dept., KUT) ;
  • Cho C.H. (Dept. of Dentistry, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital)
  • 이호중 (한국생산기술연구원) ;
  • 전경진 (한국생산기술연구원) ;
  • 정동택 (한국기술교육대 메카트로닉스공학과) ;
  • 조철희 (강북삼성병원 보철학과)
  • Published : 2005.10.01

Abstract

Mandibular first premolars obtained from the middle-aged men about the ages of 50 were scanned using a Micro-CT. A Jig was made for a Micro-CT measurement to get reliable data from irregular teeth shape. Data were measured from the scanned 2-D images by way of measurement software. the methodology fer measurement of the mandibular first premolar was presented and according to this, the standardized mandibular first premolars of middle aged Korean males and females were made by using a rapid prototyping system.

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