Craniofacial displacement in response to varying headgear forces evaluated biomechanically with finite element analysis

Displacement Patterns of the Maxilla During Parallel and Rotational Setback Movements: A Finite Element Analysis

“…This result supports the findings of Gautam et al that the maxillary structures were displaced laterally with the different types of headgear retractions [17]. All lateral displacements in the anterior region were found to be more than 1 mm.…”

“…Studies examining maxillary displacement with FEA are also limited and generally concentrated on rapid palatal expansion (RPE) [13–16]. Other than RPE studies, one study evaluated the maxillary displacement under different headgear forces and another under protraction forces [17,18]. The present study is the first FEA that addresses the displacement pattern of the maxillary segment during TMS surgery.…”

Biglycan mediates suture expansion osteogenesis via potentiation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling

“…Mechanical force across sutures is known to modulate bone remodeling and formation (Gautam et al, 2009). In clinical orthodontics, midpalatal suture expansion is an effective treatment to correct transverse maxillary deficiency.…”

The effect of an anterior biteplate on dental and skeletal Class II correction using headgears: a cephalometric study

“…There are numerous studies in the literature using cephalometric (20, 21) and finite element modeling (22), suggesting that variations in HG biomechanics may lead to different craniofacial changes. Also, there is one report on 200 consecutively treated patients, showing that cephalometric changes related to HG biomechanics are quite variable and statistically non‐significant (23).…”