Implementation of Micro CT in CAD/CAM dentistry for image processing and soft computing: a review

Abstract

Abstract All This review discusses the merits and area of improvement of various radiology aids employed in current dentistry and also refers to scope in CAD/CAM dentistry. However, present radiology devices are playing an important role in clinical dentistry but their area of application is limited due to harmful effects of x-ray exposure to human and high operating cost. Radiology device like Micro CT (μ-CT) is powerful tool to assess the dental prosthesis fabricated using CAD/CAM but radiology devices can also be used in whole process of dental prosthesis manufacturing using CAD/CAM. This study retrieves the interaction of advanced radiology devices in current CAD/CAM dentistry and also highlights the correlation of Micro CT’s input variables and acquired image resolutions using available data in reviewed studies.