Abstract: A dental procedure simulator includes a support structure and a linkage suspended from the support structure. The linkage is controlled by a computer that is configured to simulate a dental procedure or treatment. A handpiece is coupled to the linkage and configured to be held in a hand of a user and to be manipulated by the user in a workspace (W) in real space. The phenom head is provided with a phantom upper jaw and a phantom lower jaw and is supported by the support structure and arranged in the workspace (W.) The phantom lower jaw is arranged movably relative to the phantom upper jaw.

Abstract: A dental procedure simulator includes a support structure and a linkage suspended from the support structure. The linkage is controlled by a computer that is configured to simulate a dental procedure or treatment. A handpiece is coupled to the linkage and configured to be held in a hand of a user and to be manipulated by the user in a workspace (W) in real space. The phenom head is provided with a phantom upper jaw and a phantom lower jaw (14) and is supported by the support structure and arranged in the workspace (W.) The phantom lower jaw is arranged movably relative to the phantom upper jaw.

Abstract: A dental procedure simulator includes a support structure and a linkage suspended from the support structure. The linkage is controlled by a computer that is configured to simulate a dental procedure or treatment. A handpiece is coupled to the linkage and configured to be held in a hand of a user and to be manipulated by the user in a workspace (W) in real space. The phenom head is provided with a phantom upper jaw and a phantom lower jaw (14) and is supported by the support structure and arranged in the workspace (W.) The phantom lower jaw is arranged movably relative to the phantom upper jaw.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of generating a 3D model for dental simulation, comprising reading a file describing the surface of a 3D object having a volume; generating a voxel grid encompassing the 3D object, wherein the voxel grid contains a plurality of voxels; identifying a subset of voxels of the plurality of voxels which are located within the volume of the 3D object; generating a triangulated surface, wherein the triangulated surface encompasses the subset of voxels and defines the outer surface of the 3D model; assigning a density value to each voxel in the subset of voxels, wherein the subset of voxels defines the solid volume of the 3D model.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of generating a 3D model for dental simulation, comprising reading a file describing the surface of a 3D object having a volume; generating a voxel grid encompassing the 3D object, wherein the voxel grid contains a plurality of voxels; identifying a subset of voxels of the plurality of voxels which are located within the volume of the 3D object; generating a triangulated surface, wherein the triangulated surface encompasses the subset of voxels and defines the outer surface of the 3D model; assigning a density value to each voxel in the subset of voxels, wherein the subset of voxels defines the solid volume of the 3D model.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of generating a 3D model for dental simulation, comprising reading a file describing the surface of a 3D object having a volume; generating a voxel grid encompassing the 3D object, wherein the voxel grid contains a plurality of voxels; identifying a subset of voxels of the plurality of voxels which are located within the volume of the 3D object; generating a triangulated surface, wherein the triangulated surface encompasses the subset of voxels and defines the outer surface of the 3D model; assigning a density value to each voxel in the subset of voxels, wherein the subset of voxels defines the solid volume of the 3D model.