Correlation between facial growth patterns and cortical bone thickness assessed with cone-beam computed tomography in young adult untreated patients

ConclusionsFacial types were found to be correlated with alveolar bone thickness. The hyperdivergent subjects presented thinner alveolus bone in the anterior maxilla and at almost all sites in the mandible. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of thin cortical bone plates in hyperdivergent patients, reducing antero-posterior movements to avoid fenestration and dehiscence.
Source: The Saudi Dental Journal - Category: Dentistry Source Type: research