@article{article_357443, title={Three Dimensional Evaluation of Relationship Between Cranial Base Angulations and Different Malocclusions}, journal={Medical Journal of Süleyman Demirel University}, volume={25}, pages={171–175}, year={2018}, DOI={10.17343/sdutfd.357443}, author={Dağsuyu, İlhan Metin}, keywords={Cranial Base Angulations, CBCT, Malocclusion}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%;"> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:200%;" xml:lang="en-us">Aim: </span> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:200%;" xml:lang="en-us">This
study aimed to evaluate the cranial base angulations in patients with different
malocclusions by using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). </span> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:200%;" xml:lang="en-us"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%;"> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:200%;" xml:lang="en-us">Material-Methods: </span> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:200%;" xml:lang="en-us"> According to anteroposterior malocclusions, CBCT images of subjects (135 female, 98 male,
average age: </span> <span style="line-height:200%;">13,05±1,79 </span> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:200%;" xml:lang="en-us">) were divided into three groups ; Class I,
Class II and Class III. Cephalometric images were obtained from CBCT and
patients were classified according to ANB angle. Sagittal,
axial and coronal </span> <span style="line-height:200%;">cranial base </span> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:200%;" xml:lang="en-us">angulations were measured in three
dimensional CBCT images. </span> <span style="line-height:200%;">Cranial base angulation with different
anteroposterior malocclusions were analyzed with the Kruskal-Wallis statistical
test. </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%;"> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:200%;" xml:lang="en-us">Results: </span> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:200%;" xml:lang="en-us"> </span> <span style="line-height:200%;">Sagittal cranial base measurements
showed no significant differences between </span> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:200%;" xml:lang="en-us">Class I, II and III groups (p>0.05). Also
there were no significant differences between anteroposterior malocclusion
groups according to coronal and axial cranial angle variables (p>0.05). </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%;"> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:200%;" xml:lang="en-us">Conclusion: </span> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:200%;" xml:lang="en-us"> According to the results, there were no effect of
cranial base angulations in three planes (sagittal, coronal and axial) on different
anteroposterior skeletal malocclusions. CBCT may be helpful for detecting and
diagnosing morphological differences in anterior and posterior cranial base. </span> </p> <p> </p>}, number={2}, publisher={Süleyman Demirel University}