ArticleJournal of orthodontic science2026
The effect of a two miniscrew MARPE on midpalatal suture width in post pubertal patients: A CBCT study.
Article in Journal of orthodontic science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectiveTo assess the effectiveness of a two-miniscrew MARPE appliance on midpalatal suture (MPS) width in post-pubertal patients with incomplete sutural ossification. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis prospective, non-controlled interventional study included 14 patients aged 16 to 22 years with transverse maxillary deficiency. Maxillary expanders supported by two paramedian miniscrews were placed in the anterior palate. Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans were obtained before expansion (T1) and after 3 weeks of active expansion (T2) to evaluate changes in MPS width at the premolar and first molar regions.
resultsPost-expansion measurements demonstrated a statistically significant increase in midpalatal sutural width at all evaluated sites-including the first premolar, second premolar, and first molar regions-compared with baseline (
conclusionThe two-miniscrew MARPE appliance produced significant midpalatal sutural expansion in post-pubertal patients with incomplete sutural maturation. Expansion occurred at all evaluated sites and followed a V-shaped pattern, with greater widening in the premolar region than in the molar region. Patients at stage C demonstrated greater and more consistent sutural widening, whereas stage D patients showed limited, and non-significant changes.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.