Evaluation of immediate soft tissue changes after rapid maxillary expansion

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate immediate soft tissue changes following rapid maxillary expansion (RME) in growing patients, using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). METHODS: Twenty-three consecutive patients (10 male, 13 female) treated by RME were selected. Patients were scanned using CBCT prior to plac...

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Main Authors: Ki Beom Kim, Daniel Adams, Eustaquio A. Araújo, Rolf G. Behrents
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dental Press Editora 2012-10-01
Series:Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2176-94512012000500022