Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34035385›Full record

ArticleScientific reports2021

Micron-scale human enamel layer characterization after orthodontic bracket debonding by intensity-based layer segmentation in optical coherence tomography images.

Naresh Kumar Ravichandran, Hemanth Tumkur Lakshmikantha, Hyo-Sang Park, Mansik Jeon, Jeehyun Kim

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Review
  6. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Naresh Kumar RavichandranSchool of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehakro, Bukgu, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea.
Hemanth Tumkur LakshmikanthaDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41940, Republic of Korea.
Hyo-Sang ParkDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41940, Republic of Korea.
Mansik JeonSchool of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehakro, Bukgu, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea. msjeon@knu.ac.kr.
Jeehyun KimSchool of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehakro, Bukgu, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea.
Kyungpook National University · KRInstitute for Basic Science · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In clinical orthodontic practice, fixed brackets are widely used for tooth movement and adjustments. Although years of research and development have improved the workability of fixed orthodontic brackets, there are still controversies regarding its plausible destructive influence on the enamel surface of tooth. This, in turn, makes the quantitative assessment of the enamel surface after specific orthodontic treatment procedures important in order to opt for the most effective treatment procedure. Through this study, we show the practical applicability of optical coherence tomography (OCT) as a non-ionizing and nondestructive assessment tool for measuring enamel loss after each step of orthodontic bracket bonding. Two-dimensional and volumetric OCT images are used for the evaluation of the tooth enamel. From the depth intensity profile analysis of cross-sectional OCT images, the changes in the individual internal layer thickness are calculated. A software algorithm was developed to evaluate the structural connectivity in the enamel for analyzing enamel loss on the tooth surface and for detecting enamel abrasion. An intensity-based layer segmentation algorithm is also developed to analyze and evaluate enamel wear in the tooth after each step. Using the proposed algorithms, the total enamel present after each treatment procedure was measured and tabulated for analysis.

Indexed as

Dental BondingDental EnamelHumansOrthodontic BracketsRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedSoftwareTomography, Optical Coherence

Identifiers

PMID34035385
PMCPMC8149424
OpenAlexW3165619518

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.