Bone density assessment following stem cells therapy /corticotomy in the treatment of mild dentoskeletal class III malocclusion; cone beam tomographic study

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1 Orthodontist Maadi Military Hospital Cairo, Egypt.

2 Professor of Orthodontics Vice president for girls branch Al-Azhar University Egypt.

3 Professor of Orthodontics , Orthodontic Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

4 Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Military Medical Academy Egypt.

5 Professor of oral and Maxillofacial Surgery , Dean of Faculty of Dental Medicine (Boys), Al-Azhar Univer-sity, Cairo Egypt.

Abstract

Objectives: Assessment of bone density following stem cells therapy /corticotomy in the treatment of mild dentoskeletal class III malocclusion through cone beam tomographic analysis. Patient and methods: CBCT scan was done at T1in the beginning of the study and T2 after 6 months. Two groups of randomly selected patient, group I(6males and 4 females with age average of (20years 10months) in which patients were treated using corticotomy facilitated orthodontics with incorporation of stem cells, while in group II(5 males and 5 females with age average of (19 years 8months) the patients were treated using corticotomy facilitated orthodontics. Results: In both groups; there was no statistically significant change in bone density after treatment.
Al-Azhar Journal of Dental Science
Volume 21, Issue 5 - Serial Number 5
Supplement edition
December 2018
Pages 427-432

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