Long-term effects of mini-screw-assisted rapid palatal expansion on airway.

CONCLUSIONS: There was a significant increase in total airway volume, total airway area, and minimal cross-sectional area with MARPE and RPE immediately after expansion, but at posttreatment, the changes in the MARPE and RPE groups were similar to the change in the control group. However, MARPE led to a significant long-term increase in nasopharyngeal volume. The amount of expansion did not correlate with the increase in pharyngeal airway volume.
PMID: 33315060 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - December 14, 2020 Category: Dentistry Authors: Mehta S, Wang D, Kuo CL, Mu J, Vich ML, Allareddy V, Tadinada A, Yadav S Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research