Comparative Evaluation Of Accuracy And Time Efficiency Of Upper Airway Analysis Using Manual Tracing Method And Artificial Intelligence Application - A Cross-Sectional, Retrospective Study

Abstract

AIM: To evaluate and compare the accuracy, time efficiency and overall effectiveness of upper airway analysis performed using manual tracing techniques versus artificial intelligence-based applications.

METHOD: The digital cephalometric radiographs of orthodontic patients 60 between age group of 10-30 years of age with permanent and mixed dentition of male female. Tracings by manual method and on Ceph X computerized cephalometric tracing software  will be performed by the author itself to minimize the variability of the measurements. McNamara airway analysis will be performed on the lateral cephalograms of patients by manual method of cephalometric tracings, then on computer with Ceph X Computerized Cephalometric Tracing Software.

RESULTS: Mean Distribution of the Time Taken for tracing for Manual and CephX was 27.05 ± 6.43 and 12.86 ± 2.58 respectively. When Comparison of the Time Taken for tracing between Manual Tracing and CephX was done it was observed that the difference was 14.18 and this difference in the time was statistically significant (p<0.05).

CONCLUSION: The study was carried out on 60 lateral cephalogram shot by the Carestream CS9600 traced by two different methods, tracing with manual tracing, computerized cephalometric tracing software showed statistically significant differences seen in upper airway analysis.