Closed mouth face scanning

When the type of order is orthodontics, the closed-mouth face scanning is included in the procedure.

① Smile face scanning② Closed mouth face scanning③ Data alignment④ Pre-design

Note

When you enter the interface, it will prompt you to take off the glasses, tie up hair and keep a toothy (6-8 teeth) smile.

Steps

1. Adjust the distance between the face and the camera.

   • Facial recognition: center the face in the camera and the face detection box will be green.
   • Appropriate distance: adjust the distance between the face and camera untill the vertical indicator shows Suitable.

   Note

   When you launch the software and start the first scanning, adjust the face to a proper position and the software will modify the parameters automatically.

   Correct	Wrong

2. Choose Handheld Mode or Fixed Mode on the lower left.

   Note

   The scanner operates in fixed mode by default, mirroring the scanned face.

   • Fixed Mode: Place the scanner on a stable surface, ensuring the lens is aligned with the patient's face. Instruct the patient to slowly and steadily rotate their head from side to side and up to down.

   • Handheld Mode: The doctors hold the scanner to scan the patient's face across at a constant speed.

3. Hold the position, and the scanning will automatically start after a 3 seconds countdown. To manually start scanning, click or use Space.

   Icon	Description
   	To start scanning.
   	To delete the data and re-scan the face.

4. Click to finish scanning and save the data.

Steps

1. Adjust the distance between the face and the camera.

   • Place the scanner about 500 mm away from the face and the distance indicator shows Suitable.

   • Center you face in the recognition frame until it turns green.

2. Hold the position, and the scanning will automatically start after a 3 seconds countdown. You can also press Space to start. To manually start scanning, click or use Space.

   Icon	Description
   	To start scanning.
   	To delete the data and re-scan the face.

3. Click to finish scanning and save the data.

Face data with intraoral dataFace data with face data

Note

Click on the right panel to import the intraoral data if you do not import it when creating the order.

After closed mouth face scanning, you can choose to align the face data with the intraoral data automatically or manually. The face data and the intraoral data can be selected from the drop-down list.

Automatic alignment

Click to align the data automatically.

Manual alignment

1. Click to align the data manually.

2. Double-click to add 3 corresponding markers on the teeth in both the left and right windows.

   Caution

   These markers should be placed in the interproximal spaces and should not lie on a single straight line.

   

3. Click to align the data.

   Icon	Name	Description
   	Delete	To delete all markers.
   	Manual Align	To quit manual alignment.

You can align the data automatically or manually.

Automatic alignment

Click to align the data automatically.

Manual alignment

1. Click and align the data manually.

2. Double-click to add 3 corresponding markers on the models' face in both the left and right windows.

   Caution

   These markers should be in facial features.

   

   Icon	Name	Description
   	Delete	To delete all markers.
   	Manual Align	To quit manual alignment.

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After the alignment is complete, you can view the effect through the heat map, or reset the alignment.

Icon	Name	Description
	Heat Map	To view the alignment effect through numerical values with corresponding colors. Green represents an ideal effect, red represents a positive deviation, and blue represents a negative deviation. Click on the heat map to add a label. Click or double click on a label to delete it.
	Reset Align	To delete the aligned model and align the data manually.

After scanning, click Go to Pre-design to edit the scanned data.

You can also send the order to Dental Cloud. For more details, please see Data Processing.