فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Aim: This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the maxillary transverse dimensions in individuals with palatally impacted maxillary canines relative to the control individuals without dental impactions using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).Methods: The sample consisted of 60 CBCT images of individuals from two departments of Sardar Begum Dental College and Hospital, Gandhara University (i.e., Department of Orthodontics and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology). Sixty CBCT images of the individuals were classified into two groups: 29 in the palatal impacted canine group and 31 in the control group. To determine the maxillary width at four levels, CBCT DICOM files were processed using the OnDemand 3D software to analyze maxillary transverse parameters. Basal width at molar (BWM), alveolar width at first premolar (AWM), basal width at premolar (BWPM), and alveolar width at premolar (AWPM) were the four levels at which the maxillary transverse dimensions were measured.Results: Regarding the transverse maxillary measurement, there was no significant difference between the impacted canine and control groups in BWM, BWPM, and AWPM (p≥0.05). For the AWM, statistically significant differences were found between the maxillary palatally impacted canine and the control groups (P=0.05).Conclusion: No significant differences were observed between the impacted canine and control groups in maxillary transverse dimensions. However, a significant difference favoring the smaller dimension of the impacted canine group was observed in the alveolar width at the first premolar. Further research is needed to explore the relationship between maxillary canine impaction and maxillary transverse dimensions.