In conjunction with the Birkbeck/UCL Centre for NeuroImaging (BUCNI) and Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging (WTCN), we created a bespoke tooth clip solution that would allow a prospective motion camera to easily track the head movements of patients.

The process begins by capturing a scan of a patient’s front teeth. This is a clinical-grade optical scanner, that looks similar to an electric toothbrush. Without contact with the teeth, it captures a high-resolution 3D image of the teeth in under 5 minutes with minimal discomfort for the patient

The scan of the patient’s teeth is then processed through bespoke computational design software that analyses the 3D data.

Using this patient-specific data, the software generates a made-to-measure device to fit the patient’s teeth.

The customised device is then sent to a 3D printer and additively manufactured using a biocompatible material

The bespoke tooth clip that will be attached to a patient’s teeth will hold a moiré pattern so it will allow the PMC to easily track the head movements of a patient during an MRI scan