A retrospective cephalometric study on pharyngeal airway space changes after rapid palatal expansion and Herbst appliance with or without skeletal anchorage

Abstract Background The aim of this study is to investigate the pharyngeal airway space changes in patients treated with rapid palatal expansion (RPE) and Herbst appliance with or without skeletal anchorage. Methods A 40-patient study group treated with the Herbst RME combination was included; moreo...

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Main Authors: Antonio Manni, Marco Pasini, Maria Rita Giuca, Riccardo Morganti, Mauro Cozzani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-09-01
Series:Progress in Orthodontics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40510-016-0141-1