Retention and relapse in clinical practice

SJ Littlewood, S Kandasamy… - Australian Dental …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Maintaining teeth in their corrected positions following orthodontic treatment can be
extremely challenging. Teeth have a tendency to move back towards the original …

Does rapid maxillary expansion have long-term effects on airway dimensions and breathing?

C Baratieri, M Alves Jr, MMG de Souza… - American Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: In this systematic review, we identified and qualified the evidence of long-
term reports on the effects of rapid maxillary expansion (RME) on airway dimensions and …

[HTML][HTML] Non-surgical treatment of transverse deficiency in adults using Microimplant-assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion (MARPE)

DP Brunetto, EF Sant'Anna, AW Machado… - Dental press journal of …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
Introduction: Maxillary transverse deficiency is a highly prevalent malocclusion present in all
age groups, from primary to permanent dentition. If not treated on time, it can aggravate and …

Immediate effects of rapid maxillary expansion with Haas-type and hyrax-type expanders: a randomized clinical trial

A Weissheimer, LM de Menezes, M Mezomo… - American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: The purposes of this study were to evaluate and compare the immediate
effects of rapid maxillary expansion (RME) in the transverse plane with Haas-type and hyrax …

Three-dimensional evaluation of upper airway following rapid maxillary expansion: a CBCT study

H El, JM Palomo - The Angle Orthodontist, 2014 - meridian.allenpress.com
Objectives: To evaluate, by using cone beam computed tomography, the skeletal, dental,
oropharyngeal (OP) airway volume, and nasal passage (NP) volume changes that occur …

Are there benefits from using bone-borne maxillary expansion instead of tooth-borne maxillary expansion? A systematic review with meta-analysis

M Krüsi, T Eliades, SN Papageorgiou - Progress in orthodontics, 2019 - Springer
Background The aim of the current systematic review was to compare the clinical effects of
bone-borne or hybrid tooth-bone-borne rapid maxillary expansion (RME) with conventional …

Dental and skeletal effects of palatal expansion techniques: a systematic review of the current evidence from systematic reviews and meta‐analyses

R Bucci, V D'Antò, R Rongo, R Valletta… - Journal of oral …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The aim was to assess the quality and to summarise the findings of the Systematic Reviews
(SR s) and Meta‐Analyses (MA s) on the dental and skeletal effects of maxillary expansion …

Cone-beam computerized tomography evaluation of the maxillary dentoskeletal complex after rapid palatal expansion

A Kartalian, E Gohl, M Adamian, R Enciso - American Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Rapid palatal expansion (RPE) is routinely used to correct transverse
deficiencies in the maxilla, but its effects on the dentoalveolus are uncertain. The purpose of …

Midpalatal suture density ratio: A novel predictor of skeletal response to rapid maxillary expansion

T Grünheid, CE Larson, BE Larson - American journal of orthodontics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction During adolescence, increasing interdigitation of the midpalatal suture
increases resistance to rapid maxillary expansion (RME); this decreases its skeletal effect. In …

Craniofacial and upper airway morphology in pediatric sleep-disordered breathing and changes in quality of life with rapid maxillary expansion

V Katyal, Y Pamula, CN Daynes, J Martin… - American Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Introduction The association between pediatric sleep-disordered breathing caused by upper
airway obstruction and craniofacial morphology is poorly understood and contradictory. The …