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Design and Implementation of Scaling Training System Using Virtual Reality

가상현실을 이용한 스케일링 훈련 시스템 설계 및 구현

  • 이효승 (순천대학교 교양교육원) ;
  • 최우진 (청암대학교 컴퓨터정보융합과)
  • Received : 2024.04.29
  • Accepted : 2024.06.12
  • Published : 2024.06.30
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Abstract

Scaling is one of the most basic dental gum treatments and involves removing tartar that has hardened on teeth. However, inexperienced and unprofessional removal of tartar may damage the gums, resulting in excessive bleeding or damage to the teeth. For this reason, scaling must be done delicately according to the gum structure of various people, and sufficient practice must be provided. Related departments at the university are conducting scaling exercises. However, from the perspective of students who have not had sufficient practice, selecting subjects and conducting practice is not easy, and practice subjects may also avoid participating in practice due to discomfort and anxiety. Accordingly, in this study, we designed and implemented a virtual reality practice system using VR to create a virtual patient rather than an actual subject and implement various gum shapes step by step to enable repetitive practice and various scaling experiences.

스케일링 작업은 치과 잇몸치료 가운데 가장 기본적인 작업 중 하나로 치아에 붙어 굳은 치석을 제거하는 것이다. 그러나 미숙하고 전문적이지 못한 치석 제거로 잇몸에 손상을 입어 피가 다량 발생하거나, 치아에 타격을 줄 수도 있다. 이러한 이유로 스케일링의 경우 다양한 사람들의 잇몸 구조에 따라 섬세하게 작업해 주어야 하며, 충분한 실습이 이루어져야 한다. 대학의 관련 학과에서는 스케일링 실습을 진행하고 있다. 하지만, 충분한 실습을 해보지 못한 학생들의 관점에서 대상자를 선정하여 실습을 진행하는 일이 결코 쉬운 일이 아니며, 실습 대상자 역시 불편하고 불안하여 실습 참여를 피할 수 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 가상현실을 이용해 실제 대상자가 아닌 가상의 환자를 제작하여 다양한 잇몸의 형태를 단계별로 구현하여 반복적인 실습과 다양한 스케일링 경험을 쌓을 수 있도록 가상현실 실습 시스템을 설계 및 구현하였다.

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