Publications by authors named "Wen-Yu Meng"
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- The study aimed to create a new method (Bonwill-Hawley) for assessing dental crowding using CBCT images and compare its accuracy with traditional methods (brass wire and calipers).
- A total of 60 patients' dental casts were digitized, and different methods were used to measure dental crowding, with reliability evaluations conducted to ensure consistency between examiners.
- Results showed that while both old and new methods provided reliable measurements, discrepancies appeared in mild to severe crowding levels, with no significant differences found between brass wire and Bonwill-Hawley in severe crowding situations.
Background: Patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate were associated with different nasomaxillary complex from the normal population. Although the biomechanical effects of conventional rapid palatal expansion (Hyrax expansion) and bone-borne rapid palatal expansion (micro-implant-assisted expansion) in non-cleft patients have been identified by multiple studies, little is known in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate. The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the biomechanical effects of the conventional and bone-borne palatal expanders in a late adolescence with unilateral cleft lip and palate.
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