Rapid Maxillary Expansion in Pediatric Patients with Sleep-Disordered Breathing: Cephalometric Variations in Upper Airway’s Dimension

Rapid Maxillary Expansion in Pediatric Patients with Sleep-Disordered Breathing: Cephalometric Variations in Upper Airway’s Dimension

Rapid maxillary expansion (RME) is considered an effective treatment in the management of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and malocclusions in pediatric patients, not only because it is able to correct the transverse maxillary deficiency, but it also widens the floor of the nasal cavities, leading...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Nota, Silvia Caruso, Sara Caruso, Fabio Massimo Sciarra, Alessandra Marino, Sam Daher, Laura Pittari, Roberto Gatto, Simona Tecco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
sleep disorders breathing
maxillary expansion
cephalometry
airway obstruction
interceptive orthodontics
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/5/2469

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