This study aimed to analyze the treatment effects of miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion using dental cone-beam computed tomography (CT) in adolescents. The group comprised 20 patients who underwent CT before and after (MARPE). Paired t-test analysis variance were used significant differences treatment. Skeletal dentoalveolar measurements indicated highly differences, with these expansio...

conclusions this approach may be an appropriate approach to the zygomatic arch in the zmc fractures and eliminates the use of the coronal flap. introduction zygomatic arch fractures are common injuries in the maxillofacial injuries. sometimes it is necessary to fix the unstable fragments of the zygomatic arch. case presentation we introduce a combination of transconjunctival and lateral canthot...

introduction: maxillofacial region is one of the most complex regions in the body and radiographic imag-ing of this region is difficult because of clinical situation and patient’s cooperation. aim of this study was to evaluate efficient of waters as a preliminary radiography for diagnosis of midface fractures. methods and materials: this was experimental, cross-sectional and prospective study. ...

In spite of anatomic proximity of the facial skeleton and cranium, there is lack of information in the literature regarding the relationship between facial and brain injuries. This study aims to correlate brain injuries with facial injuries using finite element method (FEM). Nine common impact scenarios of facial injuries are simulated with their individual stress wave propagation paths in the ...