Maxillary alveolar bone evaluation following dentoalveolar expansion with clear aligners in adults: A cone-beam computed tomography study
Márcio Antonio de Figueiredo, Fábio Lourenço Romano, Murilo Fernando Neuppmann Feres, Maria Bernadete Sasso Stuani, José Tarcísio Lima Ferreira, Ana Carla Raphaelli Nahás-Scocate, Mírian Aiko Nakane Matsumoto
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the effects of maxillary orthodontic expansion on the alveolar bone tissue in adult patients treated with aligners by using cone-beam computed tomography. Methods: < 0.05). Results: From the 96 areas evaluated, 84 revealed an increase or stability in the alveolar bone thickness and twelve displayed significant bone loss. Bone changes did not correlate with the tooth inclination and transverse measurements. Conclusions: aligners in adult patients did not result in any clinically significant loss of alveolar bone thickness.