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ArticleBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Automation of Measurements for Personalized Medical Appliances by Means of CAD Software-Application in Robin Sequence Orthodontic Appliances.

Maite Aretxabaleta, Ariadne Roehler, Christian F Poets, Alexander B Xepapadeas, Bernd Koos, Christina Weise

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Article in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Descriptive Summary and Experience Introducing the Orthodontic Airway Plate to Treat Upper Airway Obstruction for Infants With Robin Sequence.The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2026
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6 authors.

Maite AretxabaletaDepartment of Orthodontics in the University Centre of Dentistry, Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Tübingen, Osianderstr. 2-8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9618-5016
Ariadne RoehlerMedical Materials Science and Technology, University Hospital Tübingen, Osianderstr. 2-8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2824-6761
Christian F PoetsDepartment of Neonatology, University Hospital Tübingen, Calwerstr. 7, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1072-0066
Alexander B XepapadeasDepartment of Orthodontics in the University Centre of Dentistry, Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Tübingen, Osianderstr. 2-8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1645-929X
Bernd KoosDepartment of Orthodontics in the University Centre of Dentistry, Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Tübingen, Osianderstr. 2-8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
Christina WeiseDepartment of Orthodontics in the University Centre of Dentistry, Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Tübingen, Osianderstr. 2-8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1771-0650

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Measuring the dimensions of personalized devices can provide relevant information for the production of future such devices used in various medical specialties. Difficulties with standardizing such measurement and obtaining high accuracy, alongside cost-intensive measuring methodologies, has dampened interest in this practice. This study presents a methodology for automatized measurements of personalized medical appliances of variable shape, in this case an orthodontic appliance known as Tübingen Palatal Plate (TPP). Parameters such as length, width and angle could help to standardize and improve its future use. A semi-automatic and custom-made program, based on Rhinoceros 7 and Grasshopper, was developed to measure the device (via an extraoral scanner digital file). The program has a user interface that allows the import of the desired part, where the user is able to select the necessary landmarks. From there, the program is able to process the digital file, calculate the necessary dimensions automatically and directly export all measurements into a document for further processing. In this way, a solution for reducing the time for measuring multiple dimensions and parts while reducing human error can be achieved.

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anatomical shapescraniofacial anomaliesdigitalizationGrasshopperhuman error reductionindividualized medicinereproducibilityRhino 7scanningTübingen Palatal Plate

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PMID36550978
PMCPMC9774752

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