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ArticleBMC oral health2021

Interradicular distance and alveolar bone thickness for miniscrew insertion: a CBCT study of Persian adults with different sagittal skeletal patterns.

Amin Golshah, Mahya Salahshour, Nafiseh Nikkerdar

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Article in BMC oral health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Amin GolshahDepartment of Orthodontic, School of Dentistry, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Shariati Street, Kermanshah, 67139546581, Iran.
Mahya SalahshourSchool of Dentistry, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Shariati Street, Kermanshah, 67139546581, Iran. m_salahshour1@yahoo.com.
Nafiseh NikkerdarDepartment of Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Shariati Street, Kermanshah, 67139546581, Iran.
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

backgroundThis study aimed to assess the interradicular distance and alveolar bone thickness of Persian adults with different sagittal skeletal patterns for miniscrew insertion using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).

methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted on maxillary and mandibular CBCT scans of 60 patients (18-35 years) in three groups (n = 20) of class I, II and III sagittal skeletal pattern. Anatomical and skeletal parameters were measured at 2, 4 and 6 mm apical to the cementoenamel junction (CEJ) by one examiner. The intra- and inter-class correlation coefficients were calculated to assess the intra, and interobserver reliability. Data were analyzed by ANOVA and Tukey's test (alpha = 0.05).

resultsThe intra- and interobserver reliability were > 0.9 for all parameters. The largest inter-radicular distance in the maxilla was between the central incisors (1-1) in classes I and III, and between premolars (4-5) in class II patients. The largest inter-radicular distance in the mandible was between molar teeth (6-7) in all three classes. The buccal cortical plate thickness was maximum at the site of mandibular first and second molars (6-7). The posterior maxilla and mandible showed the maximum thickness of cancellous bone and alveolar process. Wide variations were noted in this respect between class I, II and III patients.

conclusionsThe area with maximum inter-radicular distance and optimal alveolar bone thickness for miniscrew insertion varies in different individuals, depending on their sagittal skeletal pattern.

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Spiral Cone-Beam Computed TomographyAdultCone-Beam Computed TomographyCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMandibleMaxillaReproducibility of ResultsBone screwCone-beam computed tomographyIranOrthodontic anchorage procedures

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