Evaluation of mandibular transverse widths in patients affected by unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate using cone beam computed tomography

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Celikoglu M., Buyuk S. K., Ekizer A., Sekerci A. E.

ANGLE ORTHODONTIST, vol.85, no.4, pp.611-615, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 85 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.2319/061614-438.1
  • Journal Name: ANGLE ORTHODONTIST
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.611-615
  • Keywords: Transversal width, Cleft, Cone beam computed tomography, RAMAL VERTICAL ASYMMETRY, DENTAL-ARCH DIMENSIONS, DENTOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT PATIENTS, CHILDREN, OCCLUSION, MAXILLARY, CONDYLAR, GROWTH, AGE
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the mandibular dental, alveolar, and skeletal transversal widths in patients affected by unilateral (UCLP) and bilateral (BCLP) cleft lip and palate and to compare the findings with a well-matched normal occlusion sample using cone beam computed tomography images. Materials and