Assessment of upper airway and temporomandibular joint changes in growing patients with Class II Division 1 malocclusion, treated with the Twin Block appliance: a retrospective cone-beam computed tomography study
Growing patients treated with the TWB appliance demonstrated a statistically significant increase in upper airway volume. In addition, there was a significant increase in condylar volume, width, and length, with the condyle repositioned more anteriorly within the glenoid fossa. However, no statistically significant correlation was found between the TMJ and upper airway measurements.
Authors
- Shishir Shetty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8097-6024)
- Snigdha Pattanaik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2142-1093)
- Ahmed Kamal El-Motayam
- Mais Sadek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6705-4164)
- Ioannis Anagnostopoulos
- Ahmed Zaky
Institutions
- Ain Shams University (EG)
- Cairo University (EG)
- University of Sharjah (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Craniofacial Surgery
- Published
- 2025-06-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7181/acfs.2024.0093
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.68