Evaluation of Alt-RAMEC With Facemask in Patients With Unilateral Cleft lip and Palate (UCLP) Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) and Finite Element Modeling-A Clinical Prospective Study.

Shalvi SinghPuneet Batra Sreevatsan Raghavan Karan SharmaAmit Srivastava

Published in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2021)

Alt- RAMEC protocol combined with facemask protraction can lead to significant maxillary advancement, with some transient decrease in buccal bone thickness noted thereby warranting long-term studies to further assess its effect on the dentofacial apparatus.

Keyphrases

cone beam computed tomography
finite element
randomized controlled trial
bone mineral density
optical coherence tomography
soft tissue
case control
bone loss
magnetic resonance
bone regeneration
contrast enhanced