Stomatology ›› 2024, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (1): 36-40.doi: 10.13591/j.cnki.kqyx.2024.01.008

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Three-dimensional evaluation of the correlation between thickness of supporting tissue in the palatal paramedian section and palatal vault morphology

ZHOU Ju1,2,MA Junqing1()   

  1. Department of Orthodontics, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Stomatological Translational Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
  • Received:2023-07-27 Online:2024-01-28 Published:2024-01-22

Abstract:

Objective To measure the thickness of palatal supporting tissue in the paramedian section of the palate in orthodontic patients with different palatal vault morphology by cone beam computed tomography(CBCT), and analyze the safe area of placement of orthodontic mini-implants in the paramedian section of the palate, so as to provide reference for clinical orthodontic treatment. Methods A total of 72 adolescent orthodontic patients(36 males and 36 females)were randomly recruited. According to the height width ratio of the palatal vault, they were divided into the high palatal vault group and the low palatal vault group. CBCT image analysis method was used to measure the thickness of supporting tissue at various points in the maxillary paramedian region. Results The thickness of mucosa at the third palatal ruga was higher than that at other sites, and the palatal mucosa gradually thickened from inside to outside. It was generally thicker in the high palatal vault group than that in the low palatal vault group. The thickness of palatal bone and total supporting tissue was high in the middle and low on both sides from the anterior and posterior directions. The thickness of palatal bone tissue was the largest at 2 mm behind the third palatal ruga and it gradually increased from inside to outside at 4 mm before the third palatal ruga, and the position behind it was the opposite. It was generally higher in the low palatal vault group than that in the high palatal vault group. The thickness of the total supporting tissue of the palate was the largest at the third palatal ruga and 2 mm behind it. It gradually increased from inside to outside and in the low palatal vault group, it was slightly higher than that in the high palatal vault group. Conclusion In the low palatal vault group, the palatal micro-implant anchorage has higher stability. It is more suitable for patients in the high palatal vault group to implant micro-implant anchorage within the range of 5-9 mm away from the mid palatal suture and 2 mm behind the third palatal ruga.

Key words: paramedian section of the palate, micro-implant anchorage, palatal vault morphology, CBCT

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