Does relative bracket base area affect the accuracy of reconstructed buccal surface in the virtual bracket removal technique?

• Main Authors: Peiqi Wang (Author), Liwei Zhu (Author), Liandi Cheng (Author), Runzhe Xiang (Author), Junyan Leng (Author), Siyuan Hu (Author), Ding Bai (Author), Yipeng Wang (Author), Chaoran Xue (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Virtual bracket removal (VBR) facilitates efficient retainer fabrication for fixed orthodontics in a digital workflow. This study is aimed at assessing the influence of the relative bracket base area (RBA), representing the proportion of the labial/buccal surface area intended fo...