Appearance or attitude: what matters to craniosynostosis patients? Association of self-esteem, depressive symptoms, and facial aesthetics in patients with sagittal and metopic synostosis. A Svalina, E Heikura, T Savolainen et al.

Neurosurgery, 3dMD Customer Research, 3dMDhead, Craniofacial/Cleft, Orthodontics, Plastics

Non-syndromic craniosynostosis patients are as satisfied with their appearance in adulthood as the control group and do not experience a lower self-esteem or more depressive symptoms. Facial asymmetry does not correlate with low self-esteem or clinically significant depressive symptoms in adulthood. Subjective evaluation of one’s appearance correlated with depressive symptoms. Age and gender do not influence the former results. Overall, patients are satisfied with their appearance.

A semi-automatic three-dimensional technique using a regionalized facial template enables facial growth assessment in healthy children from 1.5 to 5.0 years of age. R Bruggink​, F Baan, S Brons, TGJ Loonen, AM Kuijpers-Jagtman, TJJ Maal, EM Ongkosuwito.

3dMD Customer Research, Medical, Normative Study, 3dMDhead, Morphometrics

To develop a semi-automatic technique to evaluate normative facial growth in healthy children between the age of 1.5 and 5.0 years using three-dimensional stereophotogrammetric images.

Profiles of facial soft tissue changes during and after orthodontic treatment in female adults. J Gao, X Wang, Z Qin et al.

3dMD Customer Research, Dental, Orthodontics

This study used 3dMD stereo photography technology to compare facial soft tissue changes among adult females who received orthodontics. A total of 52 adult females (24 teeth extraction, 28 non-teeth extraction cases) were included and potential correlations between related factors (facial morphology features, the change of occlusal height and dental arch width) were evaluated during different treatment periods.

Smile Reproducibility and Its Relationship to Self-Perceived Smile Attractiveness. D Dobreva, N Gkantidis, D Halazonetis, C Verna, G Kanavakis.

3dMD Customer Research, Dental, Normative Study, 3dMDface, Orthodontics

Our results show that lip morphology during smiling is highly consistent among young adults. Females presented higher consistency in the shape of the smile, including lip morphology, compared to males. Self-perceived smile attractiveness was not associated to smile consistency.

Development of a maxillofacial virtual surgical system based on biomechanical parameters of facial soft tissue. M Cheng, Y Zhuang, H Zhao et al.

3dMD Customer Research, Multimodal (CT/CBCT), Oral and Maxillofacial, 3dMDhead System

In this study, a physical model of facial soft tissue based on real biomechanical parameters was constructed, and a haptics-enabled virtual surgical system was developed to simulate incision-making process on facial soft tissue and to help maxillofacial surgery training.

The Effects of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis on Axial Rotation of the Spine: A Study of Twisting Using Surface Topography. A Thakur, JH Heyer, E Wong, HJ Hillstrom, B Groisser, K Page, C Gmelich, ME Cunningham, RF Widmann, MT Hresko.

3dMD Customer Research, 3dMDbody

The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of scoliosis on axial range of motion. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients and asymptomatic controls were scanned in a topographic scanner while twisting maximally to the left and right.

Does Preventive Single Dose of Intravenous Dexketoprofen Reduce Pain and Swelling After Orthognathic Surgery? A Prospective, Randomized, Double Blind Clinical Trial. YN Kaba, AE Demirbaş, N Kütük, DG Canpolat, A Alkan.

3dMD Customer Research, Dental, 3dMDface, Craniofacial/Cleft, Oral and Maxillofacial, Otolaryngology, Plastics

Preventive administration of intravenous dexketoprofen provides adequate analgesic effect in the postoperative 24-hour period and reduces opioid consumption in orthognathic surgery.