Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41565736›Full record

Trial reportScientific reports2026

The effectiveness of the basal expansion plate in comparison with the traditional expansion plate during the slow maxillary expansion: a randomized clinical trial.

Suzan Ahmad Ibraheem, Mohamed Youssef

Abstract readRandomized Controlled TrialComparative Study
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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Suzan Ahmad IbraheemDepartment of Orthodontics, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria. suzanibraheem67@gmail.com.
Mohamed YoussefFaculty of Dentistry, Damascus University, Al-Mazzeh St, Damascus, Syria.

Funding

Damascus University 501100020595
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although slow maxillary expansion is commonly used, numerous studies have demonstrated that the increase in dental arch width is primarily due to buccal tipping of the lateral teeth, often accompanied by recession of the vestibular alveolar process. This investigation addresses whether buccal shields inserted in a modified expansion plate can improve tooth movement, prevent vertical resorption of the alveolar process, and produce skeletal changes. For this purpose, frontal- and lateral cephalograms, along with cast models of 40 patients (17 males and 23 females; age: 10.28 ± 1.65) were studied. All patients were treated with slow maxillary expansion, and according to the plate used, patients were divided randomly into 2 groups:- 1

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MaxillaPalatal Expansion TechniqueCephalometryChildDental ArchFemaleHumansMaleTooth Movement TechniquesAlveolar processBasal expansion plateBuccal shieldsMaxillary compressionOrthodontic tooth movementSlow maxillary expansion

Identifiers

PMID41565736
PMCPMC12894827

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