The tool has been developed with the help of scanned imagery of teeth and bone structures from human jaws, which artificial intelligence then uses to predict how sets of braces should be designed to best straighten a patient’s teeth.
Every year, about 30 per cent of Danish youth up to the age of 15 wear braces to align crooked teeth. Orthodontists use the knowledge gained from their education and experience to perform their jobs, but without the possibility that a computer can provide for predicting final results.
Developed in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Computer Science and 3Shape, the new tool simulates how braces should fit to give the best result without too many unnecessary inconveniences.
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