Kinematics modeling and experimentation of the multi-manipulator tooth-arrangement robot for full denture manufacturing

J Med Syst. 2011 Dec;35(6):1421-9. doi: 10.1007/s10916-009-9419-x. Epub 2010 Jan 6.

Abstract

Artificial teeth are very complicated in shape, and not easy to be grasped and manipulated accurately by a single robot. The method of tooth-arrangement by multi-manipulator for complete denture manufacturing proposed in this paper. A novel complete denture manufacturing mechanism is designed based on multi-manipulator and dental arch generator. Kinematics model of the multi-manipulator tooth-arrangement robot is built by analytical method based on tooth-arrangement principle for full denture. Preliminary experiments on tooth-arrangement are performed using the multi-manipulator tooth-arrangement robot prototype system. The multi-manipulator tooth-arrangement robot prototype system can automatically design and manufacture a set of complete denture that is suitable for a patient according to the jaw arch parameters. The experimental results verified the validity of kinematics model of the multi-manipulator tooth-arrangement robot and the feasibility of the manufacture strategy of complete denture fulfilled by multi-manipulator tooth-arrangement robot.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer-Aided Design / instrumentation*
  • Denture Design / instrumentation*
  • Denture, Complete*
  • Humans
  • Jaw
  • Kinetics
  • Models, Biological*
  • Robotics*