Purely Bone-borne Rapid Palatal Expansion with Bracket Plates and Replaceable Expansion Screw Assembly

This report presents a novel approach to treating transverse maxillary deficiency through purely bone-borne RPE using bracket plates. The method involves strategically placing four mini-implants in the palate before inserting the RPE screw. Subsequently, right and left bracket plates are fixed over the mini-implant heads to connect two anteroposterior mini-implants.

Source: Seminars in Orthodontics - April 17, 2024 Category: Dentistry Authors: Yu Ri Kim, Sung-Hoon Lim, Seo-Rin Jeong, Jae Hyun Park Source Type: research