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Hindi Dental Health: Current ResearchISSN: 2470-0886
Smith DK Author
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Affiliation
Clinical Dentistry, Statistical Analysis, Restorative Dentistry
Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Biography
Dr. Smith is a dentist-researcher interested in the long term oral side-effects of cancer therapy. His research focuses on the development of models of care that promote oral health across the cancer care trajectory. Dr. Smith also utilizes his unique background in biostatistics and machine learning to develop novel methods for assessing risk and predicting the likely course of survivorship-related outcomes. The goal of his research program is to improve long-term oral health and quality of life for cancer survivors.
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Research Article Open Access
Comparison of Digital Measurement versus Physical Model Measurement: An Analysis of Accuracy and Precision.
Author(s): Smith DK, Beaudoin B, Messersmith M and Blume JD
Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the accuracy and precision of digital model measurement to physical measurement of orthodontic models.
Methods: To assess accuracy, teeth were removed from a typodont and measured individually to obtain a gold standard measurement A stone model of the typodont was then measured n=75 times by both digital and physical measurement and these measurements were compared to the gold standard. To assess precision, patient
models (n=27) were measured five times each by each method and assessed via an intra-class correlation coefficient.
Results: The accuracy analysis suggested that measurements of individual tooth width, archlength, and crowding were all more significantly more accurate using the digital measurement techniq... view more»
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