Abstract
Orthodontic treatment is aimed at affecting the craniofacial relationships in three planes of space. Yet strangely enough, the critical diagnostic records are two-dimensional. In an orthodontic setting, the techniques of imaging the human face in a three-dimensional manner have been either stereo photography, or projection of optical grids or the structured light. These projections enable the operator to capture the facial image in a three-dimensional manner. Unfortunately, all these methods are static in nature. The laser scanning techniques and the availability of sophisticated software for image manipulation, make image animation possible. Here we report the first ever motion animation of the human face from laser-generated images for clinical purposes.
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