Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Dergisi

Yazarlar: Mücahid YILDIRIM, Veli ŞAHİN, Emire Aybüke ERDUR

Konular:Diş Hekimliği

Anahtar Kelimeler:Orthodontics,Forensic Medicine,Palatal Rugae,Rapid Maxillary Expansion

Özet: Aim: Evaluation of the transversal stability of palatal rugaes after rapid maxillary expansion (RME) treatment on a dental model, which remain stable throughout the life of the adult in the records of forensic medicine. Materials and Methods: It consists of the pre-expansion and post-retention records of 20 patients (8 girls, 12 boys, 14.2 + -1.7 years) diagnosed with maxillary transversal deficiency and treated with RME in our clinic. Palatal rugae were marked simultaneously with pencil on dental models from the 1st to the 3rd ruga. Inter-medial and inter-lateral ruga distances and transversal position changes of rugae were measured with digital caliper and recorded. ResultsAs a result of the measurements , a statistically significant increase was found between the inter-medial and inter-lateral points of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd ruga after expansion (p <.001). Conclusion: : In this study, it was found that rugaes were not stable in determining the identity in individuals treated with RME. Accordingly, the orthodontic treatment histories of the patients who are identified with palatal ruga examination should be questioned.

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