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Gian Luca Sfasciotti

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Prevalence of maxillary canine impaction in skeletal Class III malocclusions compared to Class I malocclusions

2019

Background The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate if an orthodontic population of Class III malocclusion patients shows a different prevalence of maxillary canine impaction than Class I subjects. Material and methods Fifty-eight subjects were retrospectively selected and assigned to the Class I group (n= 32) or the Class III group (n= 26), depending on the ANB and WITS values. Lateral cephalograms were used to collect angular and linear measurements that described the skeletal and dental maxillary features of the subjects, while orthopantomography was used to assess the impaction or the correct eruption of the maxillary canines. An independent samples T-test or a Mann-Whitney …

Populationtooth impactionOrthodontics03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineangle Class IIImaxillary canine impactionTooth impactionMedicine030212 general & internal medicineeducationskeletal Class IIIGeneral DentistryOrthodonticseducation.field_of_studybusiness.industryClass iii malocclusionImpactionResearchSignificant differenceMaxillary canineskeletal Class III; angle Class III; maxillary canine impaction; tooth impaction030206 dentistrymedicine.diseaseSkeletal class:CIENCIAS MÉDICAS [UNESCO]UNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICASbusinessAngle class iii
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