Assessment of the mandibular cortical height in patients of different sexes, skeletal classes, and facial types using cone-beam computed tomography

Some studies have correlated variations in mandibular cortical height with conditions of the bones such as osteoporosis, loss of vertical bone, and fractures.1–3 Because of the differences in craniofacial growth, the facial and skeletal pattern may influence muscular actions that can, in their turn, produce changes in bony morphology.4 We assessed the lower mandibular cortex in patients with different skeletal classes and facial types using cone-beam computed tomography (CT).

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