Oral Health and Dental Management

Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) guide for impacted maxillary canines to aid in selecting the type of orthodontic treatment planning

5^th American Dental Congress

October 05-07, 2015 Philadelphia, USA

Fadia Mohammed Al-Hummayani

King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Oral Health Dent Manag

Abstract:

Objective: The aim of this study is to correlate the position of impacted maxillary canines with Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) and produce a guide to help in selecting the proper type of orthodontic treatment plan either orthodontic traction, surgical intervention or surgical extraction. Methods: This study is a retrospective CBCT radiographic review of 22 patients with unilateral or bilaterally impacted maxillary canines. A total of 28 maxillary impacted canines were analyzed using ten (10) items from their CBCT radiographs; according to these items a score is developed and compared to a scale to suggest the proper orthodontic treatment plan. These items act as a guide to analyze maxillary impacted canine and suggested the best treatment approach and to test this guide validity a statistical correlation was done between the suggested treatment plan using the Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) guide and actual treatment performed to those impacted maxillary canine. Conclusions: The original treatment plans were 100% in agreement with the suggested treatment plan using the Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) guide. This study suggests that this guide could help in selecting the type of orthodontic treatment planning in quick and safe way and it is especially helpful for clinicians that are not familiar with CBCT analysis.

Biography :

Email: falhummayani@kau.edu.sa