- Selcuk Dental Journal
- Vol: 8 Issue: 1
- İskeletsel Sınıf II Tedavisinde Hızlı Üst Çene Genişletmesinin Hava Yolu Boyutlarına Etkisi
İskeletsel Sınıf II Tedavisinde Hızlı Üst Çene Genişletmesinin Hava Yolu Boyutlarına Etkisi
Authors : Mehmet AKIN, Merve EROL BALABAN, Leyla ÇİME AKBAYDOĞAN
Pages : 37-44
Doi:10.15311/selcukdentj.855922
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Publication Date : 2021-04-30
Article Type : Research
Abstract :Background: To examine the changes in pharyngeal airway dimension and hyoid bone position with the effect of rapid maxillary enlargement during the treatment of skeletal Class II malocclusion with functional appliances. Methods: Patients with skeletal Class II malocclusion were divided into two groups; Group 1 consisted of 25 patients (8 males, 17 females) with a mean age of 11.41±1.13 who treated with twin-block appliance with rapid maxillary expansion appliance and Group 2 who only received twin-block therapy consisted of 25 patients (12 males, 13 females) with a mean age of 11.92±0.65. In this study, 11 angular and 3 linear measurements were used for skeletal evaluation of maxillary and mandibular on cephalometric X-rays of initial and intermediate records of 50 patients and 13 linear measurements were performed for pharyngeal airway evaluation. Results: According to the intra-group t test results, in skeletal evaluation of the maxillary and mandibular, 8 angular and 2 linear measurements for group 1, 9 angular and 2 linear measurements for group 2, in pharyngeal evaluation all measurements of group 1 and 11 linear measurements for group 2 were significant differences (P < .05). According to the intergroup t test results, there were significant differences in skeletal assessment and pharyngeal airway evaluation (P < .05). Conclusion: While the contribution of RME to the increase of pharyngeal airway dimensions was shown, the effect of the functional appliances on this region is greater.Keywords : Maxillary-expansion, Pharyngeal-airway, Twin-block