Image processing based cephalometry education tool

Cephalometry is a topic which maintains its importance from past to present and has a wide range of usage area both in scientific researches and in orthodontics. And when cephalometric analysis is examined, it is known to have a significant role in orthodontic diagnosis, in the form of treatment and in the evaluation of treatment outcome. With hand/manual drawings which are the traditional method in classroom or laboratory environment, cephalometry education faces us as a time consuming and a sumptuous method.In this study, a cephalometric analysis educational tool is designed in order to prevent above-mentioned handicaps. This educational tool has been written on C++ Builder program and has a flexible structure and a user-friendly interface. In addition to this, in this program with the improvements on cephalogram by the usage of various image processing techniques, a sharper vision is obtained; and with a better noticeability, easier identification of landmark points is provided. By means of this educational tool, measurement of all the points, lines and angles used in cephalometry not only skeletal but also of dental and soft tissues, and a complete learning of students are aimed by both digitization and visualization of results.