OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this three-dimensional (3D) study was to assess retrospectively the middle cranial fossa and central skull base of patients treated with the Herbst appliance (HA). MATERIALS AND METHODS: 3D surface virtual models of 40 Class II, division 1 malocclusion patients were generated from cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) acquired before treatment (T0) and after 8 months of HA treatment (T1). T0 and T1 3D models were superimposed volumetrically at the anterior cranial fossa. Twenty subjects who had been treated with the Herbst appliance (HAG) were compared to 20 subjects who were not treated orthopedically. The latter group served as a comparison control group (CG). Quantitative assessments of the location and directional changes were made with linear and angular measurements between anatomical landmarks. Qualitative assessments of the spatial behavior of the middle cranial fossa and central skull base relative to the anterior cranial fossa were displayed graphically for visualization with color maps and semitransparent overlays. Non-parametric tests were performed to compare the between the HAG and CG. RESULTS: Point-to-point linear measurements and skeletal rotation (pitch, roll, and yaw) changes were very small along the observational period and were not significantly different between HAG and CG. Visual analysis of color maps and overlays confirmed that no changes in the cranial base were associated with HA. CONCLUSIONS: HA therapy did not produce clinically significant changes in the middle cranial fossa and central skull base.

Three-dimensional assessment of the middle cranial fossa and central skull base following Herbst appliance treatment / Okano K.S.; Cevidanes L.H.S.; Cheib P.L.; Ruellas A.C.D.O.; Yatabe M.; Nguyen T.; Franchi L.; McNamara J.A.; Souki B.Q.. - In: ANGLE ORTHODONTIST. - ISSN 0003-3219. - STAMPA. - 88:(2018), pp. 757-764. [10.2319/101517-694.1]

Three-dimensional assessment of the middle cranial fossa and central skull base following Herbst appliance treatment

Franchi L.
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2018

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this three-dimensional (3D) study was to assess retrospectively the middle cranial fossa and central skull base of patients treated with the Herbst appliance (HA). MATERIALS AND METHODS: 3D surface virtual models of 40 Class II, division 1 malocclusion patients were generated from cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) acquired before treatment (T0) and after 8 months of HA treatment (T1). T0 and T1 3D models were superimposed volumetrically at the anterior cranial fossa. Twenty subjects who had been treated with the Herbst appliance (HAG) were compared to 20 subjects who were not treated orthopedically. The latter group served as a comparison control group (CG). Quantitative assessments of the location and directional changes were made with linear and angular measurements between anatomical landmarks. Qualitative assessments of the spatial behavior of the middle cranial fossa and central skull base relative to the anterior cranial fossa were displayed graphically for visualization with color maps and semitransparent overlays. Non-parametric tests were performed to compare the between the HAG and CG. RESULTS: Point-to-point linear measurements and skeletal rotation (pitch, roll, and yaw) changes were very small along the observational period and were not significantly different between HAG and CG. Visual analysis of color maps and overlays confirmed that no changes in the cranial base were associated with HA. CONCLUSIONS: HA therapy did not produce clinically significant changes in the middle cranial fossa and central skull base.
2018
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757
764
Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people
Okano K.S.; Cevidanes L.H.S.; Cheib P.L.; Ruellas A.C.D.O.; Yatabe M.; Nguyen T.; Franchi L.; McNamara J.A.; Souki B.Q.
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