Variability associated with mandibular ramus area thickness and depth in subjects with different growth patterns, gender, and growth status

The purpose of this study was to quantitatively evaluate the ramus bone parameters (ramus thickness and ramus depth) for miniscrew placement. An additional aim was to compare and contrast the ramus bone parameters in growing and nongrowing male and female subjects with hyperdivergent, normodivergent, hypodivergent facial types.Cone-beam computed tomography scans of 690 subjects were evaluated. They were classified in terms of growth status,...