Tomographic evaluation of buccal bone in different skeletal patterns and incisors inclination.

Objective: The aim of this study was to correlate the absence of BB with skeletal patterns and incisor inclination using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).

Methods: The sample comprised CBCT images of 45 patients undergoing orthodontic treatment. BB was classified in each third of the anterior teeth as critical, slender, regular, and thick.

Assessment of condyle position, fossa morphology, and disk displacement in symptomatic patients.

Objective: The aim of the study was to determine whether there are any associations between the morphology of the glenoid fossa, articular spaces, and disk displacement by evaluating the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of symptomatic patients. Gender and age were also evaluated for any effect on the parameters.

Study Design: MRI scans of 199 temporomandibular joints were assessed for the morphology of the glenoid fossa and articular spaces in both sagittal and coronal views.

Skeletal stability in orthognathic surgery: evaluation of methods of rigid internal fixation after counterclockwise rotation in patients with class II deformities.

Our aim was to assess the influence of internal fixation in skeletal stability on patients who had had counterclockwise rotation of the maxillomandibular complex and mandibular advancement procedures. We studied 60 records of 20 patients (14 female, 6 male), mean (range) age at operation 29 (16-50) years. The mean (range) postoperative follow-up was 15 (8-24) months.

Evaluation of buccal bone coverage in the anterior region by cone-beam computed tomography.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to compare the sensitivity of diagnoses of buccal bone coverage in anterior teeth between axial and sagittal reconstructions using cone-beam computed tomography.

Methods: Five dry skulls were clinically evaluated to detect bone defects in the anterior maxilla and mandible to establish a gold standard. The skulls were prepared and placed on a Kodak 9000 3-dimensional scanner (Trophy, Marne La Vallée, France) for image acquisition.