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 until the face detection box turns green.
   • Appropriate distance: adjust the distance between the face and camera until 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. Maintain a stable facial position and prepare to start scanning:

   • Handheld mode: Press Space or click to start scanning.
   • Fixed mode: Scanning starts automatically after a 3-second countdown or can be started manually, similar to the handheld mode.

   Note

   The countdown guide for handheld mode is turned off by default and can be enabled in Scan Settings.

3. In handheld mode, you need to move the scanner up, down, left, and right to scan the patient's head; in fixed mode, guide the patient to slowly and evenly rotate their head up, down, left, and right.

   Col

   

   Col

   

4. Press Space again or click to end the scan. If the scan result is not ideal, click to rescan.

Steps

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

   • Facial recognition: Center the face in the camera until the face detection box turns green.
   • Appropriate distance: Adjust the distance between the face and camera until the vertical indicator shows Suitable.

2. Maintain a stable facial position and prepare to start scanning:

   • Handheld mode: Press Space or click to start scanning.
   • Fixed mode: Scanning starts automatically after a 3-second countdown or can be started manually, similar to the handheld mode.

   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. Click to add 3 ~ 12 corresponding markers on the teeth in both the left and right sections.

   

3. Click to align the data.

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

Automatic alignment

Click to align the data automatically.

Manual alignment

1. Click and align the data manually.

2. Click to add 3 ~ 12 corresponding markers on the face scans in both the left and right sections.

   

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

---

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.