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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Short-Term and Long-Term Changes of Nasal Soft Tissue after Rapid Maxillary Expansion (RME) with Tooth-Borne and Bone-Borne Devices. A CBCT Retrospective Study.

Pietro Venezia, Ludovica Nucci, Serena Moschitto, Alessia Malgioglio, Gaetano Isola, Vincenzo Ronsivalle, Valeria Venticinque, Rosalia Leonardi, Manuel O Lagraverè, Antonino Lo Giudice

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 authors.

Pietro VeneziaDepartment of Medical-Surgical Specialties, Section of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Catania, Policlinico Universitario "G. Rodolico-San Marco", Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9849-8342
Ludovica NucciMultidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Luigi de Crecchio 6, 80138 Naples, Italy.
Serena MoschittoDepartment of Medical-Surgical Specialties, Section of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Catania, Policlinico Universitario "G. Rodolico-San Marco", Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5892-241X
Alessia MalgioglioDepartment of Medical-Surgical Specialties, Section of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Catania, Policlinico Universitario "G. Rodolico-San Marco", Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Gaetano IsolaDepartment of Medical-Surgical Specialties, Section of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Catania, Policlinico Universitario "G. Rodolico-San Marco", Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4267-6992
Vincenzo RonsivalleDepartment of Medical-Surgical Specialties, Section of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Catania, Policlinico Universitario "G. Rodolico-San Marco", Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3059-4981
Valeria VenticinqueDepartment of Medical-Surgical Specialties, Section of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Catania, Policlinico Universitario "G. Rodolico-San Marco", Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Rosalia LeonardiDepartment of Medical-Surgical Specialties, Section of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Catania, Policlinico Universitario "G. Rodolico-San Marco", Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Manuel O LagraverèOrthodontic Graduate Program, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada.
Antonino Lo GiudiceDepartment of Medical-Surgical Specialties, Section of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Catania, Policlinico Universitario "G. Rodolico-San Marco", Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of the study was to assess the changes in nasal soft tissues after RME was performed with tooth-borne (TB) and bone-borne (BB) appliances. Methods. This study included 40 subjects with a diagnosis of posterior cross-bite who received tooth-borne RME (TB, average age: 11.75 ± 1.13 years) or bone-borne RME (BB, average age: 12.68 ± 1.31 years). Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) was taken before treatment (T0), after a 6-month retention period (T1), and one year after retention (T2). Specific linear measurements of the skeletal components and of the soft-tissue region of the nose were performed. All data were statistically analyzed. Results. Concerning skeletal measurements, the BB group showed a greater skeletal expansion of the anterior and posterior region of the nose compared to the TB group (p < 0.05) immediately after RME. Both TB and BB RME induce a small increment (>1 mm) of the alar base and alar width, without significant differences between the two expansion methods (p > 0.05). A high correlation was found between skeletal and soft-tissue expansion in the TB group; instead, a weaker correlation was found in the BB group. Conclusion. A similar slight increment of the alar width and alar base width was found in both TB and BB groups. However, the clinical relevance of these differences, in terms of facial appearance, remains questionable.

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bone-borne RMEfacial aestheticsorthodonticrapid maxillary expansiontooth-borne RME

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PMCPMC9031355

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