Site selection of micro-implant anchorages in the infrazygomatic crest in adult orthodontic patients
Objective To determine the optimal placement of miniscrews,this study compared adult male and fe-male patients in terms of cortical bone density,cortical bone thickness,and available bone width in the infrazygomatic crest region.Methods The cone beam computed tomography imaging data of 200 patients(20-30 years old;100 males and 100 females)were collected.The right maxillary posterior teeth in the sagittal plane were divided into six levels from proximal to distal,and three measurement sites were positioned at vertical distances of 8,10,and 12 mm from the cementum.Cortical bone density,cortical bone thickness,and available bone width were measured in 18 measurement sites in the infrazygomatic crest and analyzed statistically.Results The highest cortical bone density,cortical bone thickness,and available bone width in the infrazygomatic crest in adult male and female patients were at the level of the interradicular space between the maxillary second premolar and maxillary first molar.The bone cortical density and thickness increased with vertical height,whereas the available bone width decreased with increasing vertical height.Dif-ferences were observed in cortical bone density,cortical bone thickness,and available bone width between adult male and female patients.Conclusion The optimal im-plantation sites of the micro-implant anchorages in the in-frazygomatic crest were at the level of the interradicular space between the maxillary second premolar and the maxillary first molar,and the vertical height of the optimal implan-tation site in males was appropriately higher than that in females.
infrazygomatic crestminiscrewscortical bone densitycortical bone thicknesseffective bone massgender factor