Article
Pediatrics
Rosamaria Fastuca, Helga Turiaco, Fausto Assandri, Piero A. Zecca, Luca Levrini, Alberto Caprioglio
Summary: The condylar position in growing patients with functional posterior crossbite did not show significant changes after rapid maxillary expansion treatment, except for minor movements in the transversal axis.
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Carlos de Julian-Lopez, Jesus Veres, Laura Marques-Martinez, Esther Garcia-Miralles, Santiago Arias, Clara Guinot-Barona
Summary: The objective of this study was to evaluate volumetric changes in the upper airway using Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) in orthodontic patients with maxillary transversal hypoplasia undergoing maxillary disjunction. The influence of factors such as sex, age, and growth pattern on airway volumetric changes was also assessed. The results showed a significant increase in airway volume after palatal disjunction in the treated patients, indicating its importance in improving airway function.
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Ines Carolina Graca, Ines Francisco, Adriana Guimaraes, Francisco Caramelo, Francisco Vale
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of maxillary expansion on the position and angulation of the condyles as well as the intercondylar distance in children with cleft lip and palate. The results showed that the intercondylar distance tended to increase after maxillary expansion, but there were no significant changes in the condylar position and angulation.
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Onur Erdem Erdur, Berza Sen Yilmaz
Summary: This study investigated voice changes in patients who had undergone surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion (SARME). The results showed significant differences in some of the acoustics parameters after SARME.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS AND DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Giuseppina Lagana, Valeria Paoloni, Chiara Pavoni, Daniel Palmacci, Arianna Malara
Summary: The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in the mandibular arch during treatment with Rapid Maxillary Expanders (RMEs) in growing subjects by analyzing tridimensional lower digital casts. The results showed a significant increase in the intercanine and intermolar diameters between the times T0 and T1 in the RME treatment group compared to the control group. Therefore, rapid maxillary orthopedic expansion may achieve an increase in mandibular intercanine and intermolar diameter.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Marco Serafin, Rosamaria Fastuca, Alberto Caprioglio
Summary: The aim of this study was to compare skeletal and dental changes after rapid maxillary expansion (RME) and slow maxillary expansion (SME). The results showed that both methods led to a significant increase in dental and skeletal diameters. RME was more effective in expanding the permanent molars, while SME provided better control. Therefore, using SME as an alternative treatment for transverse maxillary deficiency is effective and helpful.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Qinchao Tang, Yixing Li, Tao Yu, Xueru Chen, Zhuoqian Zhou, Wanqian Huang, Feixin Liang
Summary: Stable and appropriate condyle positioning is crucial for temporomandibular joint function. This study investigated the effects of fibular condyle reconstruction on condylar position stability and functional recovery. Results showed that 3D printing reconstruction group had better functional outcomes, suggesting it as a potential method for reconstructive surgery.
CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Valentina Lanteri, Andrea Abate, Davide Cavagnetto, Alessandro Ugolini, Francesca Gaffuri, Alessandro Gianolio, Cinzia Maspero
Summary: This study evaluated the skeletal and dental changes from a rapid maxillary expander (RME) and a Ni-Ti leaf spring expander (Leaf) through bidimensional cephalometry, finding similar effects between the two expanders with only minor differences in specific angles.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Yomna M. Yacout, Nadia M. El-Harouni, Ahmed M. Madian
Summary: This study compared the effects of slow and rapid miniscrew-supported maxillary expansion on upper airway dimensions. The results showed that slow expansion achieved greater expansion in the anterior section of the nasal cavity, and the expander design did not affect the dimensions of the retropalatal or retroglossal airways.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Paola Pirelli, Valeria Fiaschetti, Ezio Fanucci, Aldo Giancotti, Roberta Condo, Sabina Saccomanno, Gianluca Mampieri
Summary: This study evaluated skeletal changes and changes in dimensions and volume of upper airways before and after RME therapy in children with OSA using CBCT. The results showed that RME treatment had a positive effect on improving nasal airflow and OSAS, leading to increased volume of the nasal cavity and nasopharynx, with expansion of nasal osseous and maxillary width, ultimately improving airway function.
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Hongyi Tang, Panpan Liu, Xueye Liu, Yingyue Hou, Wenqian Chen, Liwei Zhang, Jing Guo
Summary: The study observed significant skeletal width increase after MARME treatment, with slight decrease noted after 1 year. Postexpansion changes were found to be correlated with palatal cortical bone thickness and inclination of the palatal plane.
ANGLE ORTHODONTIST
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jae-Hong Choi, Byung Gyu Gil, Yoon-Ji Kim, Dong-Yul Lee
Summary: The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible predictors of success of microimplant-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) in skeletally mature patients, as well as factors associated with the amount of maxillary expansion. The study found that male patients who are older and have maxillary retrusion have a greater chance of failure. Patients with a higher mandibular-plane angle and lower midpalatal-suture density can expect a greater amount of maxillary expansion.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Laura Mello Figueiredo, Daniella Mascarenhas Calixto Barros, Natalia Costa Veloso, Cinthia Oliveira Lisboa, Carlos Fernando Mourao, Adriana de Alcantara Cury-Saramago, Claudia Trindade Mattos, Jose de Albuquerque Calasans-Maia
Summary: This study evaluated the density of the midpalatal suture in individuals undergoing maxillary expansion using different treatment methods and found variations in the efficacy of rapid maxillary expansion, surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion, and miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion in different regions.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Mariano Requena Perez, Alvaro Zubizarreta-Macho, Pedro Colino Gallardo, Alberto Albaladejo Martinez, Daniele Garcovich, Alfonso Alvarado-Lorenzo
Summary: The study validated a novel digital measurement method to quantify the volume of the midpalatal suture after rapid maxillary expansion (RME), showing high repeatability and reproducibility rates.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Shuai Chen, Chunxi Zhang, Kaili Zhang, Xiaoming Tan, Xun Xi, Yi Zhao, Dongxu Liu
Summary: This study found that in skeletal Class III malocclusion adult patients with horizontal mandibular deviation, the condyle on the deviated side rotated toward the non-deviated side in the coronal direction, and condylar remodeling occurred mainly on the deviated side in the vertical direction after miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) treatment.
PROGRESS IN ORTHODONTICS
(2022)