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ArticleImaging science in dentistry2021

Orthodontic appliances and MR image artefacts: An exploratory in vitro and in vivo study using 1.5-T and 3-T scanners.

Mikael Sonesson, Fahad Al-Qabandi, Sven Månsson, Salem Abdulraheem, Lars Bondemark, Kristina Hellén-Halme

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Article in Imaging science in dentistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Academic-Year Differences in Dental Students' Knowledge of Non-Ionising Imaging: MRI-Related Dental Material Safety and Ultrasonography.European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe · 2026
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  4. The influence of preformed metal crowns versus zirconia crowns on the diagnostic quality of magnetic resonance images.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025
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  7. In vivo assessment of artefacts in MRI images caused by conventional twistflex and various fixed orthodontic CAD/CAM retainers.Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mikael SonessonDepartment of Orthodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8422-9344
Fahad Al-QabandiDepartment of Orthodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5284-8386
Sven MånssonMedical Radiation Physics, Department of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5706-5142
Salem AbdulraheemDepartment of Orthodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4749-1076
Lars BondemarkDepartment of Orthodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1760-0817
Kristina Hellén-HalmeDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9885-0019
Malmö University · SELund University · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to assess the artefacts of 12 fixed orthodontic appliances in magnetic resonance images obtained using 1.5-T and 3-T scanners, and to evaluate different imaging sequences designed to suppress metal artefacts. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn vitro, study casts of 1 adult with normal occlusion were used. Twelve orthodontic appliances were attached to the study casts and scanned. Turbo spin echo (TSE), TSE with high readout bandwidth, and TSE with view angle tilting and slice encoding for metal artefact correction were used to suppress metal artefacts. Artefacts were measured. In vivo, 6 appliances were scanned: 1) conventional stainless-steel brackets; 2) nickel-free brackets; 3) titanium brackets; 4) a Herbst appliance; 5) a fixed retainer; and 6) a rapid maxillary expander. The maxilla, mandible, nasopharynx, tongue, temporomandibular joints, and cranial base/eye globes were assessed. Scores of 0, 1, 2, and 3 indicated no artefacts and minor, moderate, and major artefacts, respectively.

resultsIn vitro, titanium brackets and the fixed retainer created minor artefacts. In vivo, titanium brackets caused minor artefacts. Conventional stainless-steel and nickel free brackets, the fixed retainer, and the rapid maxillary expander caused major artefacts in the maxilla and mandible. Conventional stainless-steel and nickel-free brackets caused major artefacts in the eye globe (3-T). TSE with high readout bandwidth reduced image artefacts in both scanners.

conclusionTitanium brackets, the Herbst appliance, and the fixed retainer caused minor artefacts in images of neurocranial structures (1.5-T and 3-T) when using TSE with high readout bandwidth.

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ArtifactsMagnetic Resonance ImagingOrthodontic AppliancesSkull

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