Fractal analysis of mandibular trabecular pattern following protraction facemask therapy A pilot study

• Published in: Journal of orofacial orthopedics Vol. 86; no. Suppl 1; pp. 22 - 30
• Main Authors: GV, Veena, Tripathi, Tulika
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer Medizin 01.08.2025
• Subjects: Cancellous Bone - diagnostic imaging; Child; Dentistry; Extraoral Traction Appliances; Female; Fractals; Humans; Male; Malocclusion, Angle Class III - diagnostic imaging; Malocclusion, Angle Class III - therapy; Mandible - diagnostic imaging; Medicine; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Original Article; Pilot Projects; Radiography, Panoramic - methods; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; Extraorale Traktionsapparaturen; Angle-Klasse-III-Malokklusion; Extraoral traction appliances; Kephalometrie; Korrigierende Kieferorthopädie; Technik der Gaumennahterweiterung; Cephalometry; Malocclusion, angle class III; Orthodontics, corrective; Palatal expansion technique
• ISSN: 1434-5293; 1615-6714; 1615-6714
• DOI: 10.1007/s00056-024-00544-z

Objective To assess the remodeling effects of protraction facemask therapy on the trabecular pattern of the mandible and identify quantitatively the regions of the mandible undergoing maximum changes in the trabecular pattern. Materials and methods The retrospective study was conducted in 30 subject...