Retrospective CBCT analysis of airway volume changes after bone-borne vs tooth-borne rapid maxillary expansion.
CONCLUSIONS:: In adolescents, both tooth- and bone-borne RME resulted in an increase in nasal cavity and nasopharynx volume, as well as expansion in maxillary intermolar and skeletal widths. However, only tooth-borne expanders caused significant buccal tipping of maxillary molars.
PMID: 30768911 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Angle Orthodontist - Category: Dentistry Authors: Kavand G, Lagravère M, Kula K, Stewart K, Ghoneima A Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research