Palatal bone thickness at the implantation area of maxillary skeletal expander in adult patients with skeletal Class III malocclusion: a cone-beam computed tomography study

Abstract Background Maxillary skeletal expanders (MSE) is effective for the treatment of maxillary transverse deformity. The purpose of the study was to analyse the palatal bone thickness in the of MSE implantation in patients with skeletal class III malocclusion. Methods A total of 80 adult patient...

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Main Authors: Weiting Chen, Kaili Zhang, Dongxu Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-021-01489-0