Periodontal soft tissue increase induced by periodontally accelerated osteogenic orthodontics surgery.

ABSTRACT: To quantitatively assess periodontal soft tissue changes, including gingival thickness and keratinized gingiva width after periodontally accelerated osteogenic orthodontics (PAOO) surgery by digital measurements.  METHODS: This study enrolled 15 maxillaries with 89 anterior teeth and 16 mandibles with 94 anterior teeth from Chinese adult patients with skeletal Angle Class III malocclusion for whom PAOO surgery was proposed during orthodontic treatment. Intraoral scanning and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) examinations were performed before PAOO surgery and 6 months after the surgery. Keratinized gingiva width was measured on the digital model acquired by intraoral scanning. The gingival thickness was measured using a digital three-dimensional (3D) model based on the combination of di

SUBMITTER: Han Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9670531 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature