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

Celikoglu M., Buyukcavus M. H.

ANGLE ORTHODONTIST, vol.87, no.4, pp.519-525, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.