System and Method for Visualizing a Dental Condition as a Gradient Color Map

A method for visualizing a dental condition or area as a gradient color map, comprising the steps of:

• receiving medical imagery specific to dental structures, wherein the dental structure is at least one of a root, crown, or bone;
• determining a baseline by calculating vertices on the root that are closer than a predefined distance from the crown;
• determining a measured area by finding vertices on the root that are closer than a predefined distance to either the bone or the crown;
• calculating the distance to the baseline by determining the geodesic distance from every vertex of the measured area to the baseline;
• visualizing the distance as a gradient color map indicating severity of bone loss, wherein the gradient color map is visualized using a color scale that indicates the severity of bone loss;
• and
• plotting measurement lines by rendering on a GPU every fragment with a predefined distance value.

A system for visualizing medical conditions as a gradient color map with measurement lines plotted, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory element with stored instructions;
• said processor coupled to the memory element, wherein the processor, when executing the stored instructions, is configured to:
• receive medical imagery;
• determine a baseline;
• determine a measured area;
• calculate a distance to the baseline;
• visualize the distance as a gradient color map via a mapping module;
• and
• plot measurement lines via a plotting module.