Skip to main content
Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Fig. 3 | Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Fig. 3

From: Artificial intelligence applications and ethical challenges in oral and maxillo-facial cosmetic surgery: a narrative review

Fig. 3

In a study by Tanikawa et al., facial morphology in Japanese patients after orthognathic surgery and orthodontic treatment was predicted using AI [2]. Surgery group pre-treatment actual facial changes (top-left) and the superimposition of pre-treatment and post-treatment actual facial changes (blue and yellow). After surgery, the blue column indicates a downward displacement after treatment, and the yellow column indicates an upward displacement after treatment. When viewed antero-posteriorly, yellow indicates protrusion, while blue indicates retrusion. A custom MATLAB program was used to create the figures

Back to article page