{"title":"Which orthodontic articles are accessed online the most? Exploring article usage metrics along with citations and altmetrics.","authors":"Christos Livas, Konstantina Delli","doi":"10.2319/060124-426.1","DOIUrl":"10.2319/060124-426.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To investigate the current state of article usage metrics in orthodontics.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Out of all orthodontic journals listed in Journal Citation Reports 2022, the European Journal of Orthodontics and The Angle Orthodontist fulfilled the inclusion criteria. All journal issues published in 2021 were scrutinized for original research articles and systematic reviews/meta-analyses, and the following features were collected: article type, subject, title, number of words and authors, Altmetric Attention Score (AAS), X (formerly Twitter) posts, and Mendeley reads. Article citations, number of publications, and h-index of the last authors were retrieved from Web of Science (WoS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>181 articles were considered eligible. The median number of views and downloads of included articles was 1296 (range: 355-10,233) and 793 (range: 167-3629). Page views, downloads, and total views were significantly correlated with WoS citations (rho > 0.345; P < .001). There was no correlation between usage metrics, AAS, X posts, and Mendeley reads. Number of downloads were significantly higher in studies dealing with new technologies, and where the last author had 1-40 publications or an h-index of 0-30.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Page views, downloads, and total views were positively correlated with WoS citations and, therefore, may serve as an early estimate of future citations. Significant variations in article downloads may be expected in relation to article subject, scientific productivity, and impact of the last authors.</p>","PeriodicalId":94224,"journal":{"name":"The Angle orthodontist","volume":" ","pages":"96-103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11662363/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142083024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Three-dimensional assessment of the nasopharyngeal airway in Down syndrome during the mixed dentition period: a case-control study.","authors":"Hideomi Takizawa, Masahiro Takahashi, Hiroshi Yoshida, Tetsutaro Yamaguchi, Koutaro Maki","doi":"10.2319/022424-142.1","DOIUrl":"10.2319/022424-142.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>In this retrospective case-control study, we aimed to evaluate the nasopharyngeal airway volume of children with Down syndrome (DS) and compare the results with those of control participants well matched for sex and age.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Fifteen children with DS (mean age = 9.43 ± 0.38 years; 8 boys, 7 girls) and 15 control participants (mean age = 9.51 ± 0.40 years; 8 boys, 7 girls) were enrolled. The nasopharyngeal airway volume and the cross-sectional morphology were measured with cone-beam computed tomography taken for orthodontic treatment. All measurements were assessed by analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) using Bonferroni post hoc pairwise comparison tests. Covariates were body height and body weight, and the ANB angle and the mandibular plane angle. Significance was set at P < .0019.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nasal airway, superior airway, and total airway volumes of DS participants were significantly smaller than those of the control participants in ANCOVA results adjusted for ANB angle and mandibular plane angle (P = .000). In ANCOVA results adjusted for body height and body weight, no statistically significant differences in the volume measurements were found.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results indicate that the nasopharyngeal airway volume differs between children with and without DS and that the airway volume tends to be smaller in DS children than in children without DS.</p>","PeriodicalId":94224,"journal":{"name":"The Angle orthodontist","volume":" ","pages":"78-85"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11662362/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142121480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Harmonizing soft tissue subnasale and chin position in a forehead-based framework: interracial commonalities and differences between Asian and Caucasian females.","authors":"Tian Chen, Xianrui Yang, Chaoran Xue, Ding Bai, Hui Xu","doi":"10.2319/022524-145.1","DOIUrl":"10.2319/022524-145.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To establish a reference system for assessing the anteroposterior (A-P) position of the subnasal and lower-facial soft tissues for whole facial harmony.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Forty Asian and 40 Caucasian females with attractive profiles were selected as the \"attractive\" samples, with \"ordinary\" samples for comparison. Each profile was analyzed, and comparisons were made to reveal the interracial commonalities and differences. Esthetically essential parameters were established. An averaged attractive profile for each race was created by digital morphing and then modified into 30 variations based on combined variations of the esthetically essential parameters. Assessments were performed to investigate the esthetic ranges.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A-P position of the subnasal and lower-facial landmarks harmonized with the forehead for female profile esthetics. In addition to balanced soft tissue subnasale (sSn)- and soft titssue pogonion (Pos)-to-forehead A-P relations, harmonizing lower-facial soft tissues to sSn was indispensable for profile attractiveness. sSn-to-glabella, Pos-to-glabella, and Pos-to-sSn A-P relations were esthetically essential. Perceived by orthodontists, the attractive Asian female profiles had sSn-to-glabella A-P relations ranging from 0.5 mm to 4.5 mm, Pos-to-sSn from -9.0 mm to -5.5 mm, and Pos-to-glabella from -8.5 mm to -1.0 mm. Compared with Asians, the attractive Caucasian female profiles had more anteriorly and widely distributed sSn relative to the forehead, wider ranges of Pos-to-sSn A-P relations, and more prominent chins.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A reference system comprising sSn-glabella, Pos-sSn, and Pos-glabella horizontal distances was constructed for facial profile analysis. This system could aid treatment planning for surgical or orthopedic repositioning of the maxilla and chin.</p>","PeriodicalId":94224,"journal":{"name":"The Angle orthodontist","volume":" ","pages":"86-95"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11662358/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142335562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reliability assessment of craniofacial and airway measurements: a comparative study between multidetector computed tomography and cone-beam computed tomography.","authors":"Jui-Sheng Sun, Min-Chih Hung, Chi-Yeh Hsieh, Shih-Ying Lin, Han-Cheng Tai, Jenny Zwei-Chieng Chang","doi":"10.2319/022124-131.1","DOIUrl":"10.2319/022124-131.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To compare the intra- and inter-examiner reliability of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) using Amira and Dolphin software analyses for craniofacial/airway measurements by six examiners.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Five adults and one dry skull with CBCT and MDCT scan files were duplicated and randomly numbered. Six orthodontic residents imported these files into two software programs, oriented the images, set thresholds, and performed 26 measurements. Intra- and inter-examiner reliabilities were determined by using intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and presented with scatterplots.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Variables including anterior nasal width, posterior nasal width, frontomaxillary suture right-to-left, inner nasal contour point right-to-left, and minimum cross-sectional area in the oropharynx showed \"moderate\" to \"substantial\" intra- or inter-examiner agreement. Amira provided relatively reliable airway assessment, while Dolphin showed standard deviations 10 to 30 times larger for volumetric airway measurements. MDCT scans significantly reduced airway volume/area measurements compared to CBCT, except for intraoral airway volume.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Unreliable skeletal measurements and low reliability of Dolphin for airway analysis discourage using CT to quantitatively correlate changes in craniofacial structures with airway dimensions.</p>","PeriodicalId":94224,"journal":{"name":"The Angle orthodontist","volume":" ","pages":"57-77"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11662359/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142335564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bingran Du, Xiaoyi Wang, Jun Wang, Mohan Ji, Qin Yi, Jiang Jiang, Jinchuan Tan, Jianyi Li
{"title":"An in vitro study of a combined patient-specific device for safe and accurate insertion of infrazygomatic crest miniscrews.","authors":"Bingran Du, Xiaoyi Wang, Jun Wang, Mohan Ji, Qin Yi, Jiang Jiang, Jinchuan Tan, Jianyi Li","doi":"10.2319/022624-147.1","DOIUrl":"10.2319/022624-147.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To develop and assess the efficacy of a novel combined patient-specific device (CPSD) for the accurate and safe insertion of infrazygomatic crest miniscrews in orthodontic procedures.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Twenty-eight miniscrews were placed in the infrazygomatic crest region of 28 cadaver maxillae using the direct manual method (n = 14) or the CPSD (n = 14) based on preset trajectories. The CPSD, designed based on the integration model, included a positioning guide, an insertion guide, and a depth-limiting groove. Deviations in the insertion site, tip location, insertion angle, and biting depth between the preset and real insertion trajectories were calculated to evaluate the accuracy of miniscrew insertion. Classification frequencies of root proximity, sinus penetration depth, and biting depth of the miniscrew after insertion were also calculated to evaluate the safety of miniscrew insertion.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Regarding evaluation of accuracy, significant differences were observed in the deviation values of the insertion site, tip location, insertion angle, and biting depth between the CPSD and freehand groups (P = .001, P < .001, P < .001, P = .039, respectively). Regarding evaluation of safety, a significant difference was observed in the classification frequencies of root proximity between the two groups (P = .016).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Compared with manual insertion, CPSD could be a preferred method for safe and accurate insertion of infrazygomatic crest miniscrews for orthodontists.</p>","PeriodicalId":94224,"journal":{"name":"The Angle orthodontist","volume":" ","pages":"43-50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11662357/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142335559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison between effects of reverse curve of Spee nickel titanium archwire and stainless steel archwires with and without torque on the lower incisors in deep overbite treatment: a randomized control study.","authors":"Farah Shakhtour, Kazem Al-Nimri","doi":"10.2319/051524-376.1","DOIUrl":"10.2319/051524-376.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To compare the effect between three different reverse curve of Spee (RCOS) archwires: 0.016 × 0.022-inch Nickel-Titanium and 0.019 × 0.025-inch stainless steel (SS) with and without crown labial torque (CLT) on lower incisors during deep overbite treatment.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Eighty subjects with deep overbite were randomly divided into three groups: the first group (mean age: 20.5 years) received SS RCOS with CLT, the second group (mean age: 19.4 years) was treated with 0.019 × 0.025-inch SS RCOS with zero CLT, the third group (mean age: 18.2 years) was treated with rocking-chair nickel-titanium (NiTi) 0.016 × 0.022-inch with RCOS. Two lateral cephalometric images were taken for each patient, one after alignment and the second after deep bite correction. These images were superimposed using the corpus axis to study the lower incisor horizontal and vertical changes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The lower incisor angular change was significantly smaller in Group II (-0.3°) compared to Group I (4.8°) and Group III (6.0°, P ≤ .001). Lower incisor anterior movement was reduced in Group II compared to Group I (P = .014) and Group III (P = .008). Group III showed significantly more downward movement of the lower Incisors (P ≤ .001). The three groups showed comparable amounts of true intrusion (1 mm, P = .536).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>0.016 × 0.022-inch NiTi and 0.019 × 0.025-inch SS with crown labial torque RCOS archwires resulted in similar proclination and forward movement of the lower incisors. Removal of anterior crown labial torque from the 0.019 × 0.025-inch SS RCOS archwire prevents lower incisor proclination and forward movement.</p>","PeriodicalId":94224,"journal":{"name":"The Angle orthodontist","volume":" ","pages":"27-34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11662366/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142335560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Efficacy of planned moderate to severe torque changes in mandibular central incisors with an initial series of Invisalign aligners: a retrospective cohort study.","authors":"Nancy Rajan, Tony Weir, Maurice J Meade","doi":"10.2319/061724-473.1","DOIUrl":"10.2319/061724-473.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To determine whether the achieved mandibular central incisor lingual root torque (LRT) changes matched the planned changes after treatment with an initial series of Invisalign aligners when ≥10° of torque change was planned.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A sample of adult patients who underwent treatment with the Invisalign appliance between 2013 and 2021 were evaluated. The pretreatment, planned, and achieved posttreatment digital models were measured using Geomagic Control X metrology software. The effect of age, number of prescribed aligners, sex, the presence of power ridges (PRs), and differing weekly wear protocols (WPs) in relation to the achieved LRT changes were determined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Seventy mandibular central incisors from 35 patients satisfied inclusion criteria. The accuracy of the achieved lower incisor LRT compared with that planned was 58.2%. Underexpression of planned torque changes was observed in most incisors (N = 66; 94.3%), with a clinically significant shortfall (≥5°) observed in 68.6% (N = 42) teeth. Patient age, sex, the WP, or the presence of PRs did not influence the differences between planned and achieved outcomes (P > .05). The prescribed number of aligners was influential in the difference between the planned and achieved torque outcomes (P < .01).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Underexpression of mandibular central incisor root torque was observed in most incisors in patients when ≥10° change in LRT was planned. Lower incisor LRT was not significantly affected by the presence of PRs or differences in WPs.</p>","PeriodicalId":94224,"journal":{"name":"The Angle orthodontist","volume":" ","pages":"12-18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11662367/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142309553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Difference in discrepancies of mandibular incisor compensation relative to Menton deviation between Class III roll- and yaw-dominant asymmetries.","authors":"Ho-Jin Kim, Hyung-Kyu Noh, Hyo-Sang Park","doi":"10.2319/022324-141.1","DOIUrl":"10.2319/022324-141.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To compare mandibular incisor compensation relative to Menton (Me) deviation between skeletal Class III patients with roll- and yaw-dominant mandibular asymmetries.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Sixty skeletal Class III patients (21.62 ± 2.69 years) with facial asymmetry were divided into roll- or yaw-dominant asymmetry groups. Mandibular skeletal and incisor measurements were carried out using cone-beam computed tomography data, and values were compared between the two asymmetry groups or between moderate and severe asymmetry subgroups using independent t-test or Mann-Whitney U-test. The relationship between skeletal and dental measurements was assessed using Pearson correlation coefficient.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Relative to the mandibular midsagittal plane, the yaw-dominant group presented significantly greater mandibular dental midline deviation in distance (LI-mid deviation, 2.15 mm) and angulation (4.20°) toward the nondeviated side than the roll-dominant group (P < .001). The ratio of amount of LI-mid deviation to Me deviation was significantly greater in the yaw-dominant group (26.44%) than in the roll-dominant group (1.76%; P < .001). In the yaw-dominant group, the LI-mid deviation was significantly greater in the severe asymmetry subgroup than in the moderate asymmetry subgroup, and the amount of mandibular incisor compensation was positively correlated with Me deviation and mandibular yaw.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Mandibular incisor compensation differed significantly between the roll- and yaw-dominant asymmetry groups. The yaw-dominant group demonstrated significant mandibular dental midline deviation, and dental compensation of the anterior teeth was positively correlated with Me deviation and mandibular yaw.</p>","PeriodicalId":94224,"journal":{"name":"The Angle orthodontist","volume":" ","pages":"631-640"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11493426/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142083018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effectiveness of removable anterior bite planes with varied mealtime protocols in correcting deep bites among growing patients: a randomized clinical trial.","authors":"Thanapat Sangwattanarat, Udom Thongudomporn","doi":"10.2319/022124-129.1","DOIUrl":"10.2319/022124-129.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To compare effectiveness of two protocols for correcting deep bite in growing patients using a removable anterior bite plane (RABP): full-time wear with appliance on during meals (F + M) vs off during meals (F - M) and to explore the relationship between average daily duration of wear and overbite (OB) correction rate, stratified by the wear protocol.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Thirty-two growing patients with deep bite (mean age = 10.94 ± 2.17 years) were randomly assigned to the F + M (n = 16) or F - M (n = 16) group. Cephalometric radiographs were taken at baseline (T0) and when normal OB was achieved (T1). Duration of wear was recorded by a TheraMon microsensor within the appliance. A best-fit regression model for the relationship between daily duration of wear and OB correction rate was determined (α = 0.05).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Both groups exhibited similar baseline characteristics and cephalometric changes, ie, molar extrusion, and incisor intrusion and proclination in both arches (P < .05), and intergroup differences were not significant. Here, F + M exhibited significantly faster rates of deep bite correction (1.83 ± 1.18 vs 1.08 ± 0.62 mm/month; P < .05) and mandibular molar extrusion (0.46 ± 0.25 vs 0.30 ± 0.18 mm/month, P < .05) compared with F - M. Best-fit regression models for relationship between daily duration of wear and OB correction rate were exponential for both F + M (R2 = 0.53) and F - M (R2 = 0.74).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Here, F + M and F - M protocols resulted in comparable cephalometric changes among deep bite growing patients. However, the F + M group exhibited a faster correction rate. Daily duration of wear positively correlated with OB correction rate in an exponential manner.</p>","PeriodicalId":94224,"journal":{"name":"The Angle orthodontist","volume":" ","pages":"615-622"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11493425/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142083020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jun-Ho Moon, Min-Gyu Kim, Sung Joo Cho, Dong-Yub Ko, Hye-Won Hwang, Ji-Ae Park, Shin-Jae Lee
{"title":"Evaluation of automated photograph-cephalogram image integration using artificial intelligence models.","authors":"Jun-Ho Moon, Min-Gyu Kim, Sung Joo Cho, Dong-Yub Ko, Hye-Won Hwang, Ji-Ae Park, Shin-Jae Lee","doi":"10.2319/010124-1.1","DOIUrl":"10.2319/010124-1.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To develop and evaluate an automated method for combining a digital photograph with a lateral cephalogram.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A total of 985 digital photographs were collected and soft tissue landmarks were manually detected. Then 2500 lateral cephalograms were collected, and corresponding soft tissue landmarks were manually detected. Using the images and landmark identification information, two different artificial intelligence (AI) models-one for detecting soft tissue on photographs and the other for identifying soft tissue on cephalograms-were developed using different deep-learning algorithms. The digital photographs were rotated, scaled, and shifted to minimize the squared sum of distances between the soft tissue landmarks identified by the two different AI models. As a validation process, eight soft tissue landmarks were selected on digital photographs and lateral cephalometric radiographs from 100 additionally collected validation subjects. Paired t-tests were used to compare the accuracy of measures obtained between the automated and manual image integration methods.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The validation results showed statistically significant differences between the automated and manual methods on the upper lip and soft tissue B point. Otherwise, no statistically significant difference was found.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Automated photograph-cephalogram image integration using AI models seemed to be as reliable as manual superimposition procedures.</p>","PeriodicalId":94224,"journal":{"name":"The Angle orthodontist","volume":" ","pages":"595-601"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11493416/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142047676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}