Distinguishing Profiles of Extraction Versus Non-extraction Cases Post-orthodontic Treatment: A Cross-Sectional Study
The present study challenges the initial hypothesis that dentists are unable to identify tooth extraction based on photographs. The findings reveal that both orthodontists and dentists from other specialties demonstrated a statistically significant ability to identify these characteristics from photographic evidence.
Authors
- Mohammad Qali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0051-6976)
- Samaa Alsaraf
- Hashem Alsaegh
Institutions
- Kuwait University (KW)
- Ministry of Health (KW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.71787
- Primary Topic
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00