Open AccessHounsfield Units: A new indicator showing maxillary resistance in rapid maxillary expansion cases?
Author(s) -
Yasemin Bahar Acar,
Melih Motro,
Ahmet Nejat Erverdi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the angle orthodontist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1945-7103
pISSN - 0003-3219
DOI - 10.2319/111013-823.1
Subject(s) - hounsfield scale , bone density , molar , premolar , medicine , intraclass correlation , correlation , orthodontics , dentistry , mathematics , nuclear medicine , computed tomography , statistics , reproducibility , geometry , surgery , osteoporosis , endocrinology
To determine if density measurements of several maxillary regions in Hounsfield Units (HU) and outcomes of rapid maxillary expansion (RME) are correlated. Is correlation powerful enough to give us direct information about maxillary resistance to RME?