Correlation between the upper airway volume and Ricketts’ facial biotypes: a cone-beam computed tomography study

    Objectives: This study aimed to determine if there are differences in the upper airway space between the three facial biotypes described by Ricketts. It also investigated if there are anatomical differences between males and females at the upper airway level. Methods: Data was collected from a private orthodontic cl...

  • Ana Rita Carvalho, Maria Cristina Figueiredo Pollmann, Eugénio Joaquim Pereira Martins
  • 181-187
  • Original research
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The influence of pre-surgical orthodontic treatment on the dento-skeletal profile of Class III patients

    Objectives: This cephalometric study intended to evaluate pre-surgical changes in cephalometric variables on the lower third of the face produced by the orthodontic treatment, in patients with severe Class III malocclusions. Methods: The sample included 40 adults, divided into three groups: no-extractions (N), extra...

  • Natascha Fernandes, Joana Godinho, Luís Jardim
  • 2-9
  • Original research
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