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cone beam international magazine of cone beam dentistry

opinion _ CBCT in orthodontics I _The position and volume of the alveolar bone In order for orthodontic movement to be per- formed, the teeth have to be moved through the cancellousboneofthealveolarbone.Thebuccaland palatal cortical bone can reduce or block the tooth movement,androotresorptionorbonedehiscences may occur when the root is pressed against the cortical bone. Thisprocesscanoccurregardlessofthedirection of movement (mesiodistal or buccolingual direc- tion) and even in the alignment phase of treatment if the volume of the cancellous alveolar bone is not taken into consideration (Fig. 1). Fig. 7_An osteophyte. Fig. 8_Panoramic image and cephalometric measurements extracted from CBCT data. Fig. 9_Example of transversal analysis using CBCT. Fig. 10_Horizontally impacted canine. I 17cone beam3_2014 Fig. 6 Fig. 4 Fig. 10 Fig. 8 Fig. 3 Fig. 5 Fig. 7 Fig. 9 CBE0314_16-20_Iacob 30.09.14 14:14 Seite 2

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