Disease relevance of Palatal Expansion Technique

• The purpose of this study was to confirm that correction of functional posterior crossbite through maxillary expansion is associated with a change in condylar position and occlusal relationships, and to determine whether maxillary expansion is associated with autonomous increase in mandibular arch width [1].

High impact information on Palatal Expansion Technique

• All patients underwent maxillary expansion with occlusal-coverage Hyrax-type expanders activated two turns a day (0.25 mm per turn) [2].
• A new nickel titanium rapid maxillary expansion screw [3].
• Orthodontic treatment included rapid maxillary expansion and fixed orthodontic therapy for prosthetic purposes and elimination of the functional midline shift [4].
• 99mTechnetium-labeled methylene diphosphonate uptake in maxillary bone during and after rapid maxillary expansion [5].
• The aim of this study was to determine the sagittal, transverse, and vertical effects of a Nitanium maxillary expansion appliance on dentofacial structures in patients with bilateral posterior cross bites in the permanent dentition [6].

Anatomical context of Palatal Expansion Technique

• The amount of actual maxillary expansion was 6.3 mm at the canines and 9.7 mm at the first molars [7].

Associations of Palatal Expansion Technique with chemical compounds

• Skeletal expansion occurred simultaneously with dentoalveolar expansion in the transverse plane with the Nitanium maxillary expansion appliance [6].
• Re: Handelman CS, Wang L, BeGole EA, Haas AJ. Nonsurgical rapid maxillary expansion in adults: report on 47 cases. Angle Orthod. 1999;70:129-144 [8].
• Intermolar, interpremolar, and anterior arch widths were measured three-dimensionally on dental casts using a Reflex microscope, and transverse stability after orthodontic or surgical maxillary expansion was analyzed [9].

Gene context of Palatal Expansion Technique

• The quadhelix maxillary expansion appliance: Part I. Mechanics [10].
• From his personal experience, the author has seen that the maxillary midline suture does not play a primary role in permitting maxillary expansion but instead he found the zygomatic-maxillary and pterygoid-palatine sutures to be of primary importance [11].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Palatal Expansion Technique

• Lateral maxillary osteotomies, in concert with rapid maxillary expansion and genioplasty to alter the dimensions of the chin, are essential adjunctive surgical procedures to achieve three-dimensional esthetic and occlusal balance [12].

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