ReviewJournal of clinical and experimental dentistry2022
Effect of rapid maxillary expansion on the apnoea-hypopnoea index during sleep in children. Systematic review.
Review in Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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Who cites it
2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Three-dimensional comparison of tooth-borne and tooth-bone-borne RME appliances: a randomized controlled trial with 5-year follow-up.European journal of orthodontics · 2023Trial
- Assessment of the Effect of Rapid Maxillary Expansion on Nasal Respiratory Function and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Children: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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Authors and funding
4 authors.
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Abstract
Background: Rapid maxillary expansion (RME) treatment is prescribed in patients with maxillary compression, achieving increases in transverse palate and nasal cavity dimensions together with an increase in the distance between the pterygoid processes. Sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS) in children is often associated with anatomical risk factors and treatment may involve surgery, drugs, dentofacial orthopaedics, myofunctional and positional approaches. Material and Methods: The aim of this systematic review it to obtain scientific evidence of the effect of RME on the apnoea-hypopnoea index (AHI) in growing patients. PubMed, Cochrane Library and EMBASE were the online databases used for the search. The scientific publications selected met the following inclusion criteria: articles published from 2011 to May 2021; growing patients undergoing rapid maxillary expansion surgery; and studies with records of AHI before and after rapid maxillary expansion using polysomnography or respiratory polygraphy. Results: Seven articles that provided the necessary quality of scientific evidence were finally selected. The review followed the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions, version 5.1.0, and the GRADE approach for rating the certainty of evidence. Data analysis was performed using Numbers 4.3 and ReviewManager (RevMan) 5.4.1 software and GRADEpro and Mendeley online platforms. Conclusions: The results show a reduction in AHI following RME therapy in growing patients. More research is needed with larger sample sizes, more specific inclusion criteria and standardised data sharing.
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