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ArticleJournal of clinical and experimental dentistry2021

Long-term effect on adenoid dimensions and craniocervical angulation after maxillary expansion with fixed or functional appliances.

Michele Tepedino, Graziano Montaruli, Francesco Scapato, Michele Laurenziello, Carmela Suriano, Claudio Chimenti, Domenico Ciavarella

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Article in Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michele TepedinoDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Graziano MontaruliDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Francesco ScapatoDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Michele LaurenzielloDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Carmela SurianoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Claudio ChimentiDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Domenico CiavarellaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
University of Foggia · ITUniversity of L'Aquila · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMaxillary expansion is a common orthodontic procedure that could have a positive effect also on airway patency. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the long-term effects of rapid maxillary expansion (RME) on nasopharyngeal area and cranio-cervical angulation in growing patients, compared to controls treated with a function-generating bite appliance (FGB). MATERIAL AND

methodsSixty patients aged 6-14 consecutively treated with RME or FGB were selected retrospectively and divided into two groups. Lateral cephalograms taken before and after treatment were retrieved, and the nasopharyngeal area, delimited superiorly by a sella-posterior nasal spine (PNS) line and inferiorly by a basion-PNS line, and the cranio-cervical angulation were measured.

resultsThe mean observation time was 17.6 ± 8 months. No differences were present between the two groups regarding age and gender. The nasopharyngeal area increased significantly in both groups after treatment, but with no statistically significant difference between them. The cranio-cervical angulation showed no differences within or between groups.

conclusionsMaxillary deficiency treatment with either RME or FGB was followed by a comparable increase in nasopharyngeal area.

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