Open AccessThree-dimensional assessment of facial asymmetry: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Gopi Akhil,
Kullampalayam Palanisamy Senthil Kumar,
Subramani Raja,
K Janardhanan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.163491
Subject(s) - facial symmetry , asymmetry , radiography , magnification , medicine , vertex (graph theory) , projection (relational algebra) , orthodontics , medical physics , radiology , artificial intelligence , computer science , algorithm , graph , physics , quantum mechanics , theoretical computer science
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.