Dental Loop FLT: Facial landmark tracking

Abstract

In the realm of dental practice and clinical research, the translation and analysis of facial soft tissue dynamics during jaw movement has long posed a significant challenge in terms of technique sensitivity and time efficiency. Dental Loop FLT was developed to address the issue by incorporating advanced methodologies such as Dlib and FAN together into a useable interface for real-time object detection and landmark analysis. This promising approach provides a feasible means to evaluate and assess the intricate facial landmark measurements associated with soft tissue dynamics, thus enhancing the scope of both retrospective and real-time clinical research endeavours.

Keywords

• Orthodontics
• Prosthetic dentistry
• Jaw movement
• Soft tissue cephalometry