DentalMorph is a small public project on GitHub: a Russian-language web practicum on tooth morphology and restoration. Dentists and senior students mark up the chewing surface of a tooth and compare their lines with an expert reference. The repository has 26 commits made between 26 July and 6 August 2026, with no releases, tags or licence. According to its own documents, it is built by one practising restorative dentist with an AI assistant. The project is an early technical beta for students, educators and developers, not a finished product and not a 3D modelling tool.
If you searched for a dental morph download: there is no desktop “Dental Morph Lite”, no Windows, macOS or Linux installer and no STL/OBJ export. The practice screen is a static web page that runs in the browser, and the source is a TypeScript project you can build yourself.
DentalMorph at a glance
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Latest version | No releases or tags; technical beta published on 30 July 2026, last commit 6 August 2026 |
| Licence | No licence published — source is visible but reuse rights are not granted |
| Platforms | Web browser (tested by the author on a laptop with Chrome and an iPhone with Safari); building needs Node.js and pnpm |
| Developer | GitHub user despicable1as (commits signed “velli”) |
| Official website | GitHub repository: github.com/despicable1as/dentalmorph |
| Best for | Russian-speaking dental students and educators; developers interested in canvas-based annotation tools |
What it does
- A practice screen shows an occlusal (top) view of a first molar: tooth 1.6 (upper) or 3.6 (lower), FDI numbering.
- You draw with a brush and have an object eraser, undo and redo, zoom and pan, and pinch gestures on a phone. The newest commits add basic editing of an existing line.
- Your work is saved automatically in the browser, with protection against silent data loss.
- An expert reference is overlaid as dashed lines with a visibility slider. Each line is tagged with an anatomical element such as a groove, cusp or ridge: 17 elements for tooth 1.6 and 15 for 3.6.
- The photo-like base can be faded out, leaving two contours: the tooth outline and the border of the occlusal table.
- A “showcase” page with an anatomy tab turns the tooth in 3D using pre-rendered frames. The 3D mesh itself is not published.
The code is a pnpm monorepo in TypeScript and React. It contains separate packages for the coordinate system, stroke format, domain model and a Canvas 2D drawing engine, and the README reports 274 automated tests.
How students and educators can use it
Practise reading occlusal anatomy
- Open the practice screen and pick tooth 1.6 or 3.6.
- Draw the grooves and cusp ridges you would mark before a composite restoration.
- Turn on the expert reference, adjust its visibility and look at where your lines differ.
Run it locally or study the code
- Clone the repository, run
pnpm installand thenpnpm verifyto type-check and test all packages. - Start the practice app with
pnpm --filter @dentalmorph/practice dev. - Read PRODUCT.md and the decision records in docs/adr/ (in Russian) to see why each design choice was made.
Limitations
- Very early stage: two teeth, occlusal view only, and no clinical cases yet. The case format is defined, but the case folder is empty.
- Russian interface and documentation only.
- No automatic scoring by design. You compare your lines with the reference visually.
- The tooth models were assembled from exocad libraries, and the README itself says the rights to those libraries are unverified.
- No licence and no releases. iPad with Apple Pencil and Android have not been tested yet, according to the README.
- It is a learning aid, not clinical or diagnostic software.
DentalMorph vs alternatives
Most people who search for “dental morph” are looking for dental morphology textbooks, courses and quizzes. DentalMorph is different: it trains marking up a restoration plan on the occlusal surface, not memorising anatomy. It does not design or export teeth. To view or share real 3D tooth scans in STL, OBJ or PLY, use a viewer such as exocad webview or others in our free dental CAD viewers list.
FAQ
Is there a Dental Morph download?
No. There is no installer. The practice screen runs in a browser, and the source code is on GitHub.
Is DentalMorph free?
The author describes it as distributed free of charge, but the repository has no licence, so reuse of the code is not granted.
Is it available in English?
No. The interface, documentation and commit messages are in Russian.
Can I use it as a dental morphology course?
Not yet. It currently covers the occlusal surfaces of two molars and has no clinical cases.
Does it work on Mac, iPhone or iPad?
It runs in a web browser. The author tested Chrome on a laptop and Safari on an iPhone. iPad with Apple Pencil is the planned target device but has not been tested yet.
Last checked against official sources: 26 September 2026 (developer website: github.com). Versions and licence terms change — confirm on the developer's site before deploying in a clinic.
