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Three Data-Driven Lip Soft-Tissue Phenotypes and Their Dento-Skeletal Associations in Orthodontic Patients: An Exploratory Unsupervised Learning Study.
Orthodontics & craniofacial research - 1 Oct 2026
Zhang Xiaoqi, Xing Lu, Ai-Gumaei Waseem, Zhang Xiaoqian, Long Hu, Li Minqi, Lai Wenli
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Conventional facial diagnosis emphasizes skeletal and dental measures while lip features are assessed piecemeal. We aimed to identify data-driven lip soft-tissue phenotypes using unsupervised machine learning and examine their associations with skeletal and dental characteristics. METHODS: In a retrospective cross-sectional study, 10 lip measurements were extracted from standardized lateral...
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- Humans
- Lip
- Phenotype
- Retrospective Studies
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Cephalometry
