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Changes In The Transverse Dimension Of The Nasomaxillary Complex Following Rapid Palatal Expansion – A Post-Retention, Cbct Evaluation, Allison Schubert
Changes In The Transverse Dimension Of The Nasomaxillary Complex Following Rapid Palatal Expansion – A Post-Retention, Cbct Evaluation, Allison Schubert
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Purpose: The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the immediate and long-term effects of palatal expansion on the transverse dimension of the nasomaxillary complex.
Materials and Methods: Twenty-eight patients’ CBCTs were obtained at four time points: pre-expansion (T1), post-expansion (T2), pre-treatment (T3), and middle or end of orthodontic treatment (T4). The patients’ age, sex, cervical vertebral maturation stage, and the number of instructed expander turns were recorded. Measurements of the nasal floor, nasal passage, maxillary sinus, maxillary first molar mesiolingual cusp, maxillary first molar palatal cusp, maxillary first molar buccal cortical …