Three-dimensional quantitative assessment of palatal bone height for insertion of orthodontic implants - a retrospective CBCT study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Orthodontic implants have found widespread use as means of maximum skeletal anchorage in fixed orthodontic treatment, their optimal insertion location in the hard palate, however, is still controversial. The aim of this study was therefore to assess mean bone height across the hard palate and possible age- and sex related differences to identify the most favourable location according to maximum bone height, optimizing primary stability and survival of inserted orthodontic implants.

Methods

In this retrospective cross-sectional study, maxillary pretreatment CBCT scans of 180 healthy orthodontic patients (95♀, 85♂, age 8-40 years) were analysed with regard to vertical palatal bone height in the midpalatal area at 88 validated points distanced 2 mm from each other fo

SUBMITTER: Chhatwani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6442434 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature