Oropharyngeal airway changes after rapid palatal expansion evaluated with cone-beam computed tomography

2010 ◽  
Vol 137 (4) ◽  
pp. S71-S78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Zhao ◽  
Manuel Nguyen ◽  
Elizabeth Gohl ◽  
James K. Mah ◽  
Glenn Sameshima ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Cone Beam Computed Tomography ◽  
Cone Beam ◽  
Palatal Expansion ◽  
Oropharyngeal Airway ◽  
Rapid Palatal Expansion

scholarly journals Skeletal and Dentoalveolar Changes after Skeletal Anchorage-assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion in Young Adults: A Cone Beam Computed Tomography Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 113-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evan. A. Clement ◽  
N. R. Krishnaswamy
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Cone Beam Computed Tomography ◽  
Transverse Dimension ◽  
Cone Beam ◽  
Skeletal Anchorage ◽  
Maximum Expansion ◽  
Palatal Expansion ◽  
Rapid Palatal Expansion ◽  
Before And After

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate skeletal and dentoalveolar changes before and after skeletal anchorage-assisted rapid palatal expansion in young adults by cone beam computed tomography. Materials and Methods This pilot study included ten patients with a mean age of 21.5 years with maxillary transverse deficiency treated with the skeletal expander. Three dimensional evaluation of the changes before and after expansion was evaluated with Cone Beam CT. Statistical analysis was performed using paired t-test. Results Skeletal expander produced an increase in maxillary transverse dimension at the skeletal, alveolar, and dental level. The maximum expansion was at the level of dentition, and the least amount of expansion was at the level of the frontonasal suture. There was also evidence of sutural divergence and buccal tipping. Conclusion The maxillary skeletal expander is an effective method for correction of maxillary transverse deficiency without surgery in adults.

Cone beam computed tomography evaluation after palatal expansion and orthodontics

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. e9-e13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bar Nguyen ◽  
Onur Kadioglu ◽  
G. Frans Currier ◽  
Justin Olsen
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Cone Beam Computed Tomography ◽  
Cone Beam ◽  
Palatal Expansion
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