Transcranial oblique lateral radiography to verify the position of the mandibular condyles with the use of functional appliances.
By means of standardized transcranial oblique lateral (TOL) radiographs, the position of the mandibular condyles in the glenoid fossae of 14 patients with Class II division 1 malocclusion was studied at the beginning of treatment with or without functional appliances placed in position, and also at the end of treatment. A significant increase in the distance between the upper point of the condyle and the glenoid fossa was found when the appliance was worn for the first time. This displacement was found to disappear at the end of the treatment even when the appliance was placed in position.
Cobo
J
J
Department of Orthodontics, University of Oviedo, Spain.
Argüelles
J
J
Vijande
M
M
Costales
M
M
Fernández
Y
Y
D000202:Activator Appliances; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D011861:Radiography, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014716:Vertical Dimension