The aim of this study was to determine the pre- and post-treatment width changes in the canine, premolar and molar regions in subjects treated with extraction of four first premolars, non-extraction, and non-extraction with rapid maxillary expansion (RME). Pre- and post-treatment orthodontic study models of 60 females (13.83 +/- 2.77 years) and 24 males (14.33 +/- 2.67 years) who underwent comp...

Rapid maxillary expansion（RME）is a technique used to treat dental malalignment. Consensus has yet be reached changes in the epipharyngeal region associated with RME. The objective of this study was ascertain morphological that occur as result In present study, comparative investigation pharyngeal tonsils and airway on lateral cephalograms scanned before after RME therefore performed. Fourteen p...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of 10-14 days of rapid maxillary expansion (RME) on nocturnal enuresis (NE) in children who have long-standing resistance to medical therapy and to evaluate the long-term success rate after 10 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-three children with NE, aged 6-15 years old (mean age = 10), who wet their bed almost every night and had never been dry were referred...

AIM The aim of this report was to show the management of a case with an impacted central maxillary incisor caused by odontoma in a young patient with two mesiodentes in the region of the nasal floor. CASE REPORT A 9-year-old girl was seen in the Department of Orthodontics of the University of Rome 'Tor Vergata'. Radiographic images showed intraosseous impaction of the maxillary right central ...

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is a common complain of patient visiting dental clinics. It is an upper air way respiratory obstruction and frequent bouts of temporarily cessation of air flow during sleep. There are too many articles published with definitions of (OSAS), classifications, sign and symptoms, investigations, diagnosis and their treatment etc. Due to costly CPAP etc instruments an...

BACKGROUND The aim of this experimental study was to investigate the effects of strontium ranelate on bone regeneration in the mid-palatal suture in response to rapid maxillary expansion (RME). METHODS Thirty-six male 6-week-old Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups, ie, an expansion only (EO) group, an expansion plus strontium ranelate (SE) group, and a control group. An orthod...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to evaluate whether treatment with full-coverage bonded acrylic splint expanders causes formation of white spot lesions using quantitative light-induced fluorescence. METHODS The experimental group underwent rapid maxillary expansion (RME) (n = 16; 6 boys, 10 girls; mean age, 14.1 ± 2.2 years), and the control group received no orthodontic treatment (n =...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to analyze the displacement pattern and stress distribution during surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion (RME) with three different types of RME devices by constructing a finite element model. MATERIALS AND METHODS A finite element model is constructed from the computerized tomography scans. According to the type of RME device, 3 groups were simula...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the stability of the medial aspects of the rugae in patients where rapid maxillary expansion (RME) was performed in addition to fixed appliance therapy. Nineteen subjects that met the inclusion criteria for each group were randomly selected from the archive of one orthodontist office. The RME/fixed appliances group consisted of 8 males and 11 females...

OBJECTIVE To assess the scientific evidence that rapid maxillary expansion (RME) causes Adverse Effects on the midpalatal suture, vertical dimension, dental and periodontal structures in growing subjects. MATERIALS AND METHODS Electronic databases were searched for articles dated through December 2011. The quality of the studies was ranked on a 13-point scale in which 1 was the low end of the...