• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2008년도 제39회 하계학술대회
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• pp.1987-1988
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• 2008

In this study, we try to implement an image segmentation algorithm to extract only the tooth regions from the tooth color image so that we can assess the color features to estimate the status of denticulus progression.

• 구강회복응용과학지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.265-271
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• 2010

심미적 보철물을 제작하는 데 있어 색조의 선택은 중요한 단계이다. 이러한 색조선택과정은 광원, 표면, 관찰자 의 능력, 주변 배경색상, 관찰각도, 명암적응력 등과 같은 다양한 원인에 의해 좌우된다. 색조를 선택하는 시점에 따라 치아의 건조정도는 달라지게 되므로 본 실험에서는 치아 건조정도가 자연치아의 색조에 미치는 영향에 대해 살펴보고자 하였다. 구강내 색조측정기를 이용하여 구강가글 즉시 측정한 군을 실험군으로 구강가글 10초 후, 1분 후, 5분 후, 30초간 건조 후 색조를 측정하여 ${\Delta}E$값을 비교하였다. 각 실험군사이 ${\Delta}E$값은 유의할 만한 차이를 보였으나 대부분의 경우 구강내에서 시각적으로 구별할 수 없는 정도의 근접치를 보였다. 실험결과 시각적인 방법으로 색조 견본을 이용하는 방법은 건조정도에 따른 색조 차이가 없는 것으로 사료되고 기계를 이용하는 경우 건조정도가 색조 선택에 유의할 만한 영향을 줄 것이라고 사료된다.

• Advances in materials Research
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.31-35
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• 2012

Unique tooth-like (milky white) color ${\beta}$-Ti dental arch wires are prepared by anodization in a 1M $H_2SO_4$ electrolyte at $30^{\circ}C$ and 30 V for 88 min and 40 s. Aggregates are formed on these surfaces of the anodized wires with tooth-like colors, and the results are different from those of the anodized wires with monochromatic colors which have smooth oxide surfaces. Similar to the monochromatic wires, the composition of the oxide layer is $TiO_{2-x}$ and the x approaches zero at the outer layer. But different from the amorphous structure observed in monochromatic wires, the oxide layers are partially crystallized with an anatase structure. The milky white colors result from the rough and crystalized oxide layers, not by the interference effect as observed in monochromatic wires.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.1135-1146
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 치아에 대한 컬러영상에서 개별적인 치아영역을 분할하기 위한 새로운 방법을 제안하였다. 제안하는 알고리듬은 치아의 구조적 특징을 이용한 구강구조모델과 워터쉐드 알고리듬의 새로운 경계선 설정방법 등이 사용되었다. 먼저, 컬러영상으로부터 치아영역이 강조된 회색레벨 영상을 획득하고 치아영역 분할시 문제가 될 수 있는 불필요한 부분을 영상에서 제거하였다. 다음으로 제안한 구강구조모델을 이용한 치아영상의 영상향상을 실행하였고, 향상된 영상을 워터쉐드 알고리즘을 이용하여 개별적 치아영역을 분할하였다. 워터쉐드 알고리즘에 필요한 경계선과 시드는 최소 문턱치를 이용한 이진영상의 경계선과 국부 최대값을 적용하였다. 제안한 방법의 성능을 평가하기 위하여 기존의 방법과 제안한 방법에 대하여 비교 실험을 수행하였다. 실험 결과, 제안한 방법이 기존의 방법에 비하여 대구치영역의 검출율이 향상됨을 확인하였으며 치아를 포함한 구강 내 영역의 중복검출 등의 문제를 방지하여 치아영역 검출 성능이 향상되었음을 확인하였다.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.344-356
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• 1997

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long term tooth-brushing effect on the color change of specially treated IPS Empress porcelain surface. Staining techique with blue stain and liquid was used. The surfaces of the specimen were treated with 5% and 10% Hydrofluoric acid, 50mm and 250mm alumina sandblast, and then blue stain and liquid were used for external stain. After 29,200, 58,400, 87,600, 116,200 brushing strokes (equivalent to 2, 4, 6, 8 years each), color changes of the stained layer were measured with spectrophotometer(CM-3500d, MINOLTA, Tolkyo, Japan). The result of this study was obtained as follows : 1. The color changes were great after 29,200 tooth brushing strokes in every group, but from 29,200 strokes to 116,800 strokes, there were no significant color changes in each group. (p>0.05) 2. The greastest color changes were observed in 5% HF treated group and the least color changes were observed in $50{\mu}m$ aluminar sandblast treated group in every stroke (p<0.05), but no statistical difference between groups compared with control group (p>0.05). According to these results, pretreatment of I.P.S. Empress porcelain with alumina sandblast improved the color stability It is thought that about 8 year-tooth brushing strokes does not change the color of IPS Empress porcelain significantly on this condition, but long term follow-up will be needed.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.280-286
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• 2024

In this paper, layered UNet with warmup and dropout tricks was used to segment teeth instantly by using data labeled for each individual tooth and increase performance of the result. The layered UNet proposed before showed very good performance in tooth segmentation without distinguishing tooth number. To do instance segmentation of teeth, we labeled teeth CBCT data according to tooth numbering system which is devised by FDI World Dental Federation notation. Colors for labeled teeth are like AI-Hub teeth dataset. Simulation results show that layered UNet does also segment very well for each tooth distinguishing tooth number by color. Layered UNet model using warmup trick was the best with IoU values of 0.80 and 0.77 for training, validation data. To increase the performance of instance segmentation of teeth, we need more labeled data later. The results of this paper can be used to develop medical software that requires tooth recognition, such as orthodontic treatment, wisdom tooth extraction, and implant surgery.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제58권6호
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• pp.1207-1214
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• 2009

In this study, we propose a novel color-image segmentation algorithm to discern the teeth region utilizing RG intensity and its relevant RGB histogram features with resolving the variations of its maximum intensity in terms of peaks and valleys. Tooth candidates in a CCD image are first extracted by applying RGB color multi-threshold levels and consequently the successive morphological image operations and a Sobel-mask edge processing are performed to resolve the teeth region and its contour.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.19-29
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• 2018

Objectives: Despite a rise of an interest in tooth whitening, diverse problems are being caused in case of hydrogen peroxide that is being used as a tooth bleaching agent. Thus, the aim was to examine tooth whitening effectiveness using natural products as a plan for supplementing this. Methods: As a result of having measured a tooth color through using VITA Easyshade V after having developed toothpaste with the application of extracts such as Citrus Peels, Mulberry (Morus alba L.) Root Bark, strawberry, and lemon, and then having used it for 10 weeks, they are as follows. Both upper and lower 6 anteriors mostly got brighter. Results: A statistically significant difference was shown especially in the right canine (p=0.015), in the right central incisor (p=0.007), and in the left central incisor (p<0.001). In consequence of having measured a color change, the tooth got brighter gradually in the higher extract content and in the lengthier use time. In case of canine, it got less bright compared to other teeth. In the outcome of evaluating sensuality, most of the questions were indicated to be high in case of using a whitening toothpaste for 10 weeks. But in what "there is no stickiness in the mouth, the stickiness was more felt in the use up to 5 weeks, but was improved in 10 weeks. Conclusions: The bleaching effectiveness was proved by developing a toothpaste with the application of natural extracts. A short-term effect cannot be seen like a whitening agent of using hydrogen peroxide. But there is a continuous effect in consideration of tooth-brushing more than 3 times a day.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제52권9호
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• pp.541-549
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• 2014

The restorative treatment using titanium implants has become a standard procedures in everyday clinical practice. However, there are several concerns about the use of titanium as a materials. Above all, the grayish metal color provokes esthetic problems when the soft tissue around the implants is not optimal. Recently, zirconia has been emerging as an alternative to titanium due to its white color and superior physicochemical properties. In this paper, the current findings about zirconia implants was reviewed based on the results from animal and clinical experiments. In addition, the immediate implantation protocols using the natural tooth form zirconia implants was introduced as a novel procedures and future perspectives were discussed.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.268-272
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• 2013

The aim of this study was to develop an ultrasonic tooth-whitening apparatus using piezoelectric transducers, which enhance bleaching efficiency by applying ultrasound, while performing a teeth whitening procedure. For this purpose, an ultrasonic transducer was designed and manufactured, and the effects of reduction in the whitening material's concentration and in the whitening treatment time through using the ultrasound cavitation phenomenon were confirmed. Also, the validity of this study was investigated by comparing the whitening performance with a commercialized optical whitener, through color comparison. The results revealed that the ultrasound whitener produced color values that were enhanced by as much as double that of the conventional LED light whitening method. Even when the operational time was reduced by half, the ultrasound method showed superior performance by over 54% compared to the conventional light whitener, revealing that the ultrasound method showed a remarkable treatment reduction effect.