JawMotionAI: Contact-Aware Motion Path Generation from 3D Dental Meshes for Dynamic Virtual Articulation
Abstract
JawMotionAI is an open-source Python toolkit that generates anatomically constrained mandibular motion trajectories by incorporating real-time collision detection between 3D dental mesh surfaces. The algorithms detect and resolve mesh interpenetrations at each interpolation step through iterative mandibular opening, producing collision-free motion paths exportable as exocad-compatible XML for dynamic virtual articulation.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
Anatomy and Medical Technology
Human Motion and Animation
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 3 February 2026