THREE-DIMENSIONAL DENTAL IMAGING THROUGH VIRTUAL STUDY MODELS

This thesis was conceived as a paper series analyzing the topic of three-dimensional dental imaging through virtual study models. The aim of the thesis was to explore some of the new possibilities of use of three-dimensional virtual study models as a modern diagnostic and research tool. At the time of writing the thesis chapter 2 to 5 have been adapted as papers and submitted to orthodontic journals for approval. An abstract of each paper is presented here after, while in chapters 2 to 5 the details of each study are described. In chapter 6 general conclusions are presented, while in chapter 7 references for all the papers are reported.