Anterior arch form-specific analysis of alveolar bone thickness and tooth inclination: associations and clinical relevance in skeletal class II malocclusion.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To evaluate the associations among alveolar bone thickness, labio‑palatal tooth inclination, anterior dental arch form, and vertical skeletal pattern in skeletal Class II malocclusion, and to derive anterior arch form-indicated risk predisposition for orthodontic tooth movement.

Methods

Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans of 100 skeletal Class II malocclusion patients were grouped into square, ovoid, and tapered arch forms, and were further divided into three vertical skeletal pattern groups. Alveolar bone thickness at three levels (3 mm, 6 mm apical from cementoenamel junction (CEJ), and root apex) on labial and palatal sides of maxillary central incisors, lateral incisors, and canines, as well as labio-palatal inclinations of these teeth, were measured an

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12619305 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature