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Stomatologija 2022; 24 (2): 49-55 126 KB

Forensic facial reconstruction using CBCT: A systematic review

Jijin Mekkadath Jayakrishnan¹, Jagat Reddy¹, Vinod Kumar R. B.²

Summary

Background. Forensic facial reconstruction is a technique to reconstruct human face from unidentified skull remains for human identification and facial recognition. Some of the methods of reconstruction is using 2D methods, 3D clay models and computerized craniofacial forensic reconstructions (CCFR). Although beneficial they are limited by meticulous and time consuming processiy. However, in 3D imaging cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is an excellent alternative. Hence, this systematic review evaluated whether CBCT is a better diagnostic tool in facial forensic reconstruction compared to conventional 2D and 3D methods of facial reconstruction.

Results. Article selection and data extraction was done based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria devised for the study. The articles were screened from Pub Med, ProQuest, Google scholar, Science direct and Scopus.

Three hundred and thirty-nine articles were initially identified from which seven articles were full text reviewed and included in the review. All the articles included in this study suggest that the facial reconstruction done using CBCT are reliable.

Conclusion. The computerized 3D modeling method produces reliable facial reconstructions which involves the images scanned from CBCT and the combination method. The computerized 3D modeling method produces facial reconstruction which almost mimics the original resemblance.

Key words: cone beam combuted tomography, facial reconstruction, facial soft tissue thickness.

Received: 09 09 2021

Accepted for publishing: 27 06 2022

¹Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Science, Sri Balaji Vidhyapeeth University, Pillaiyarkuppam, Puducherry, India

²Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, PSMDC, Thrissur, Kerala, India

Address correspondence to Jijin Mekkadath Jayakrishnan, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Science, Sri Balaji Vidhyapeeth University, Pillaiyarkuppam, Puducherry, India.

E-mail address: drjijin@gmail.com



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2022, Vol. 24, No. 2 CONTENTS REVIEW Antibiotic use in mandibular fracture surgery – An international survey and a review of the literature Marko Oksa, Aleksi Haapanen, Frida Stråhlman, Johanna Snäll 35-42 SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES Management of excessive gingival display with mucosal coronally positioned flap Rajesh Kumar Raju Namburi, Pratibha Gopalkrishna, Kalyana Pentapati Chakravarthy, Poornima Rajendran, Dipti Singh 43-48 REVIEW Forensic facial reconstruction using CBCT: A systematic review Jijin Mekkadath Jayakrishnan, Jagat Reddy, Vinod Kumar R. B. 49-55 CASE REPORT Necrotizing sialometaplasia: A report of two cases and review of the literature Maurília Raquel de Souto Medeiros, Caio César da Silva Barros, Márcia Cristina da Costa Miguel, Éricka Janine Dantas da Silveira, Patricia Teixeira de Oliveira 56-60 © 2022 Stomatologija		Stomatologija 2022; 24 (2): 49-55 126 KB Forensic facial reconstruction using CBCT: A systematic review Jijin Mekkadath Jayakrishnan¹, Jagat Reddy¹, Vinod Kumar R. B.² Summary Background. Forensic facial reconstruction is a technique to reconstruct human face from unidentified skull remains for human identification and facial recognition. Some of the methods of reconstruction is using 2D methods, 3D clay models and computerized craniofacial forensic reconstructions (CCFR). Although beneficial they are limited by meticulous and time consuming processiy. However, in 3D imaging cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is an excellent alternative. Hence, this systematic review evaluated whether CBCT is a better diagnostic tool in facial forensic reconstruction compared to conventional 2D and 3D methods of facial reconstruction. Results. Article selection and data extraction was done based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria devised for the study. The articles were screened from Pub Med, ProQuest, Google scholar, Science direct and Scopus. Three hundred and thirty-nine articles were initially identified from which seven articles were full text reviewed and included in the review. All the articles included in this study suggest that the facial reconstruction done using CBCT are reliable. Conclusion. The computerized 3D modeling method produces reliable facial reconstructions which involves the images scanned from CBCT and the combination method. The computerized 3D modeling method produces facial reconstruction which almost mimics the original resemblance. Key words: cone beam combuted tomography, facial reconstruction, facial soft tissue thickness. Received: 09 09 2021 Accepted for publishing: 27 06 2022 ¹Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Science, Sri Balaji Vidhyapeeth University, Pillaiyarkuppam, Puducherry, India ²Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, PSMDC, Thrissur, Kerala, India Address correspondence to Jijin Mekkadath Jayakrishnan, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Science, Sri Balaji Vidhyapeeth University, Pillaiyarkuppam, Puducherry, India. E-mail address: drjijin@gmail.com