Changes in pharyngeal airway dimensions and hyoid bone position after maxillary protraction with different alternate rapid maxillary expansion and construction protocols: A prospective clinical study
ANGLE ORTHODONTIST, vol.87, no.4, pp.519-525, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 87 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2017
- Doi Number: 10.2319/082316-632.1
- Journal Name: ANGLE ORTHODONTIST
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.519-525
- Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the changes in pharyngeal airway dimensions and the position of the hyoid bone after maxillary protraction with different alternate rapid maxillary expansion and construction (Alt-RAMEC) protocols in patients with skeletal class Ill malocclusion as a result of maxillary retrusion.