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    CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Eur J Dent 2014; 08(01): 132-140
    DOI: 10.4103/1305-7456.126269
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    Dental Investigation Society

    Three-dimensional imaging techniques: A literature review

    Authors

    • Orhan Hakki Karatas

      1  Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkiye
    • Ebubekir Toy

      1  Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkiye
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    Publication Date:
    24 September 2019 (online)

    ABSTRACT

    Imaging is one of the most important tools for orthodontists to evaluate and record size and form of craniofacial structures. Orthodontists routinely use 2-dimensional (2D) static imaging techniques, but deepness of structures cannot be obtained and localized with 2D imaging. Three-dimensional (3D) imaging has been developed in the early of 1990’s and has gained a precious place in dentistry, especially in orthodontics. The aims of this literature review are to summarize the current state of the 3D imaging techniques and to evaluate the applications in orthodontics.

    Key words:

    3D imaging - 3D scanning - orthodontic diagnosis - treatment planning