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Main Authors: Segovia, Karla Teresita, Ramón, Dennis Stalin, Riofrio, Josselyn Fernanda, Siguencia, Valeria del Rosio
Format: Recurso digital
Language:English
Published: Zenodo 2025
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17745938
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author Segovia, Karla Teresita
Ramón, Dennis Stalin
Riofrio, Josselyn Fernanda
Siguencia, Valeria del Rosio
author_facet Segovia, Karla Teresita
Ramón, Dennis Stalin
Riofrio, Josselyn Fernanda
Siguencia, Valeria del Rosio
contents <p>Cephalometry is an essential tool in orthodontics for assessing skeletal, dental, and soft tissue relationships. Traditionally, it was performed manually, but with technological advancements, digital tracing software has become available, promising greater speed and reproducibility. </p> <p>Objective: To compare manual and digital cephalometric tracing in terms of accuracy, reproducibility, time, cost, and clinical impact. </p> <p>Materials and methods: This study is a narrative review of literature in English and Spanish based on information collected from databases such as PubMed, MEDLINE, Scielo, and Google Scholar. </p> <p>Conclusions: The manual method is inexpensive and useful in academic training, but slower and more operator-dependent. The digital method is faster, more reproducible, and facilitates data storage and communication, although it requires an initial investment and training. Both methods are comparable in diagnostic accuracy. The digital method stands out for its efficiency and long-term sustainability, while the manual method retains its pedagogical value and applicability in resource-limited settings.</p>
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spellingShingle Comparison of manual vs. Digital cephalometric tracing
Segovia, Karla Teresita
Ramón, Dennis Stalin
Riofrio, Josselyn Fernanda
Siguencia, Valeria del Rosio
Cephalometry
Manual Tracing
Digital Analysis
Artificial Intelligence
<p>Cephalometry is an essential tool in orthodontics for assessing skeletal, dental, and soft tissue relationships. Traditionally, it was performed manually, but with technological advancements, digital tracing software has become available, promising greater speed and reproducibility. </p> <p>Objective: To compare manual and digital cephalometric tracing in terms of accuracy, reproducibility, time, cost, and clinical impact. </p> <p>Materials and methods: This study is a narrative review of literature in English and Spanish based on information collected from databases such as PubMed, MEDLINE, Scielo, and Google Scholar. </p> <p>Conclusions: The manual method is inexpensive and useful in academic training, but slower and more operator-dependent. The digital method is faster, more reproducible, and facilitates data storage and communication, although it requires an initial investment and training. Both methods are comparable in diagnostic accuracy. The digital method stands out for its efficiency and long-term sustainability, while the manual method retains its pedagogical value and applicability in resource-limited settings.</p>
title Comparison of manual vs. Digital cephalometric tracing
topic Cephalometry
Manual Tracing
Digital Analysis
Artificial Intelligence
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17745938