Technical note: A freeware, equitable approach to dental topographic analysis
Journal article
Morley, M.J. and Berthaume, M. (2023). Technical note: A freeware, equitable approach to dental topographic analysis. American Journal of Biological Anthropology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.24807
Authors | Morley, M.J. and Berthaume, M. |
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Abstract | Dental topographic analysis has proved a valuable tool for quantifying dental morphology. Established workflows often use proprietary software for pre-processing dental surfaces, rendering the method expensive and inaccessible to many. This study explores the use of freeware pre-processing alternatives. We tested 4 decimation tools and 13 smoothing tools across 7 different freeware packages. Surfaces generated via proprietary software could not be replicated, but it was possible to obtain statistically similar measurements using freeware. Based on this investigation, we propose a freeware workflow for researchers to conduct dental topographic analysis, with the expectation that their results will be comparable to that obtained through proprietary methods. |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | American Journal of Biological Anthropology |
Publisher | Wiley |
ISSN | 2692-7691 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.24807 |
Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.24807 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 26 Jul 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 23 Jun 2023 |
Deposited | 27 Jul 2023 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/9492v
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