| DENTAL SCIENCE - REVIEW ARTICLE |
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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 6 | Page : 433-437 |
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Three-dimensional assessment of facial asymmetry: A systematic review
Gopi Akhil, Kullampalayam Palanisamy Senthil Kumar, Subramani Raja, Kumaresan Janardhanan
Department of Orthodontics, KSR Institute of Dental Science and Research, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Gopi Akhil
Department of Orthodontics, KSR Institute of Dental Science and Research, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0975-7406.163491
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For patients with facial asymmetry, complete and precise diagnosis, and surgical treatments to correct the underlying cause of the asymmetry are significant. Conventional diagnostic radiographs (submento-vertex projections, posteroanterior radiography) have limitations in asymmetry diagnosis due to two-dimensional assessments of three-dimensional (3D) images. The advent of 3D images has greatly reduced the magnification and projection errors that are common in conventional radiographs making it as a precise diagnostic aid for assessment of facial asymmetry. Thus, this article attempts to review the newly introduced 3D tools in the diagnosis of more complex facial asymmetries. |
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