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ArticleJournal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists2026

Scanner-agnostic dynamic jaw motion generation from virtual static excursive records using open-source Python-based artificial intelligence (AI) interpolation.

Mohamed Sherif Omar, Chao-Chieh Yang, Dean Morton, Wei-Shao Lin

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Article in Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Mohamed Sherif OmarDepartment of Prosthodontics, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Chao-Chieh YangDepartment of Prosthodontics, Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6008-0650
Dean MortonITI Scholarship Center, Center for Implant, Esthetic and Innovative Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1297-5094
Wei-Shao LinDepartment of Prosthodontics, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4881-0569

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Abstract

This technique describes a scanner-agnostic digital workflow for generating dynamic mandibular motion from static virtual interocclusal records using a custom artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm and user interface. Virtual records of mandibular positions, including maximum intercuspation, protrusion, and lateral excursions, were captured with an intraoral scanner and processed through a custom interface developed using Python, an open-source, script-based programming language. The program interpolates intermediate positions using quantified point tracking and exports a motion path file compatible with dental computer-aided design software. By leveraging AI and open-source tools, this method offers a cost-effective, non-vendor-specific solution for integrating individualized jaw motion into digital prosthodontic workflows.

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Artificial IntelligenceMandibleAlgorithmsComputer-Aided DesignHumansProgramming LanguagesSoftwareUser-Computer Interface

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PMID41236016
PMCPMC12990027

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