TY - JOUR
T1 - Rapid maxillary expansion assisted by mini-implants anchorage
T2 - A case report
AU - Prado, Janeth
AU - Pardo, Helen
AU - Bravo, Manuel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 CEO
PY - 2019/3
Y1 - 2019/3
N2 - Rapid maxillary expansion (RME) is an orthopaedic treatment frequently used to correct transversal problems in the maxilla. The aim of this case report was to evaluate the transversal skeletal and dental changes in a 12-year-old male patient with maxillary atresia and bilateral posterior crossbite who had been treated with rapid maxillary expansion assisted by mini-implant anchorage. The results showed an increase of 6.2 mm in the maxillary width, an increase of 6 mm, 8 mm and 9 mm in the fossa-fossa measurements between first premolars, second premolars and first molars respectively, also there was a vestibuloversion of molars as an undesirable effect. Mini-implants, as skeletal anchorage in rapid maxillary appliances is a good alternative to achieve an increase of transverse skeletal and dental dimensions with a minimum amount of side effects.
AB - Rapid maxillary expansion (RME) is an orthopaedic treatment frequently used to correct transversal problems in the maxilla. The aim of this case report was to evaluate the transversal skeletal and dental changes in a 12-year-old male patient with maxillary atresia and bilateral posterior crossbite who had been treated with rapid maxillary expansion assisted by mini-implant anchorage. The results showed an increase of 6.2 mm in the maxillary width, an increase of 6 mm, 8 mm and 9 mm in the fossa-fossa measurements between first premolars, second premolars and first molars respectively, also there was a vestibuloversion of molars as an undesirable effect. Mini-implants, as skeletal anchorage in rapid maxillary appliances is a good alternative to achieve an increase of transverse skeletal and dental dimensions with a minimum amount of side effects.
KW - Maxillary disjunction
KW - Maxillary expansion
KW - Rapid maxillary expansion
KW - Temporary anchorage devices
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85061107267
U2 - 10.1016/j.ortho.2019.01.021
DO - 10.1016/j.ortho.2019.01.021
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 30745105
AN - SCOPUS:85061107267
SN - 1761-7227
VL - 17
SP - 159
EP - 169
JO - International Orthodontics
JF - International Orthodontics
IS - 1
ER -