Hounsfield Units: A new indicator showing maxillary resistance in rapid maxillary expansion cases?

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ACAR Y. B., Motro M., Erverdi A. N.

ANGLE ORTHODONTIST, vol.85, no.1, pp.109-116, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 85 Issue: 1
• Publication Date: 2015
• Doi Number: 10.2319/111013-823.1
• Journal Name: ANGLE ORTHODONTIST
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.109-116
• Keywords: Rapid maxillary expansion, Hounsfield Units, Suture density, BEAM COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, PALATAL SUTURE, ACCURACY, AGE
• Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To determine if density measurements of several maxillary regions in Hounsfield Units (HU) and outcomes of rapid maxillary expansion (RME) are correlated. Is correlation powerful enough to give us direct information about maxillary resistance to RME?