Open AccessChanges in alveolar bone thickness due to retraction of anterior teeth during orthodontic treatment: A cephalometric and computed tomography comparative study
Author(s) -
U S Nayak Krishna,
Ashutosh Shetty,
M P Girija,
Reshma Nayak
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.127623
Subject(s) - medicine , maxilla , dental alveolus , coronal plane , incisor , dentistry , dehiscence , orthodontics , maxillary central incisor , mandibular lateral incisor , anterior teeth , mandibular first molar , anatomy , molar , surgery
Evaluate the changes in alveolar bone as a result of maxillary and mandibular incisor retraction in patients with bimaxillary protrusion by means of using lateral cephalograms and computed tomography (CT) scans and to investigate any occurrence of bony defects like dehiscence and fenestration.