Methods and apparatuses for creating a statistical average model of an enamel-dentine junction

摘要

Disclosed is method and apparatus for creating a statistical average model of an enamel-dentine junction. The method includes steps of acquiring CT image data of a tooth; segmenting the CT image data to obtain a surface of an enamel-dentine junction; segmenting the obtained surface using a curvature-based clustering algorithm to remove a bottom of the enamel-dentine junction; spherical-parameterizing, by means of spherical harmonic analysis, the surface of the enamel-dentine junction after removal of the bottom; and aligning different samples of the tooth to obtain a statistical average model.