[ASSESSMENT OF THE FEASIBILITY OF USING CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN CHILDREN FOR DIAGNOSTICS, 3D CEPHALOMETRY AND PLANNING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT (REVIEW)].

Objective diagnostics and orthodontic treatment planning are of paramount importance for both pediatric and adult patients. Traditionally, two-dimensional (2D) X-ray images such as panoramic, lateral and front cephalograms are widely used by orthodontists for diagnostics. However, alongside with 2D images causing a lot of questions, it is usually required to obtain several 2D X-ray images in different views at the same time, which by itself is increasing the radiation dosage and the stochastic effect.

[COMPARATIVE TRANSVERSAL EVALUATION OF UPPER JAW FOLLOWING RAPID MAXILLARY EXPANSION IN THE MIXED DENTITION PERIOD. CBCT ANALYSIS].

The aim of this study was to assess the dynamics of changes of the transversal dimensions of upper jaw at different levels following rapid maxillary expansion in child cases during the mixed dentition period according to the medium field of view (FOV) of Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT). Thirty-seven children aged 7 to 12 were included in this study. The median age was 8.