Evaluation of the mesio-buccal gingival sulcus depth of the upper central incisors in patients submitted to surgically assisted maxillary expansion
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Diogo Souza Ferreira Rubim de Assis & Paulo Domingos Ribeiro Jr. & Marco Antônio Húngaro Duarte & Eduardo Sanches Gonçales
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
Description
Proposition The aim of this study was to evaluate the modifications that occurred in the mesio-buccal gingival sulcus depth of the upper central incisors during a 3-year post-operative period. Methods The mesio-buccal gingival sulcus depth of the upper central incisors of patients submitted to surgically assisted maxillary expansion (SAME) was measured by using a periodontal probe, both in the pre-operative period and in the 2-, 6-, 24-, and 36-month post-operative period. The results were submitted for statistical analysis by using ANOVA and Tukey’s test with level of significance of 5%. Results The mesial gingival sulcus depths were statistically significant (P<0.05) in the comparison between the preoperative and both the 2- and 6-month post-operative periods, between the 2- and 24-month post-operative periods, and between the 2- and 36-month periods. Conclusion The gingival sulcus depths increased during the initial post-operative periods. The SAME procedure increased the gingival sulcus depth of the upper central incisors.
Oral Maxillofac Surg (2011) 15:79–84 DOI 10.1007/s10006-010-0233-x Received: 13 May 2010 / Accepted: 14 May 2010/Published online: 5 June 2010
