Ultrasonography in the evaluation of the mid-palatal suture in rapid palatal expansion

Gumussoy I., MİLOĞLU Ö., Bayrakdar I. S., DAĞİSTAN S., ÇAĞLAYAN F.

DENTOMAXILLOFACIAL RADIOLOGY, cilt.43, sa.8, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1259/dmfr.20140167
  • Dergi Adı: DENTOMAXILLOFACIAL RADIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: palatal expansion technique, ultrasonography, radiography, MAXILLARY EXPANSION, DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS, MIDPALATAL SUTURE, COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, ULTRASOUND, MALOCCLUSION, DIMENSION, TOOTH
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: Orthodontists usually evaluate the mid-palatal sutural opening with occlusal radiography. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the sutural opening with ultrasonography (USG) in a series of patients undergoing rapid palatal expansion (RPE).