Incidence of unexpected condylar displacement following comprehensive orthodontic treatment in adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the incidence and pattern of unexpected/excessive condylar displacement after comprehensive orthodontic treatment in adults.

Materials and methods

Adult patients (age ≥18 years) who underwent comprehensive orthodontic treatment with pre-(T1) and post-treatment (T2) cone beam computed tomography scans were consecutively collected within an orthodontic cohort (N = 291). T1 and T2 CBCTs were superimposed three-dimensionally (3D) and condylar displacement was estimated by the 3D changes of condylar neck point (CdN) between T1 and T2 (ΔCdN). Participants with excessive condylar displacement (ΔCdN >1 mm) were classified as condylar displacement (+) and otherwise as displacement (-). The incidence and pattern of condylar displacement, association with factors

SUBMITTER: Jang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11842111 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature