Thickness of the nasolacrimal duct and the adjacent maxillary bone in different skeletal patterns using MSCT: A retrospective study

• Main Authors: Marcelo Oldack Silva dos Santos (Author), Daniel Adrian Silva Souza (Author), Maria Clara Albuquerque Borges (Author), Iêda Margarida Crusoé Rocha Rebello (Author), Frederico Sampaio Neves (Author), Sandra de Cássia Santana Sardinha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Portuguesa de Estomatologia e Medicina Dentária, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objectives: To evaluate the anatomy of the nasolacrimal duct and the adjacent maxillary bone thickness using multislice computed tomography. Methods: Tomographic images of 92 individuals (184 sides) were analyzed according to sex, side, and sagittal (Class I, II, and III) and vertical (mesocephalic,...