Bibliometric Analysis of Maxillary Expansion Publications Trends.

Objective: Maxillary expansion is a common treatment in clinical orthodontics and can be performed in a wide age range using different methods. This bibliometric analysis aims to provide an overview of research on maxillary expansion.

Methods: A literature search was performed in the Web of Science database, and publications related to maxillary expansion between 1970 and 2023 were included.

Determining the Patient-Specific Optimum Osteotomy Line for Severe Mandibular Retrognathia Patients.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to suggest a patient-specific osteotomy line to optimize the distractor position and thus to minimize the disadvantages of conventional mandibular distraction osteogenesis (MDO) protocols. In addition, this study also aims to compare the conventional MDO protocols with the new MDO protocol proposed in this study in terms of both orthodontic outcomes and mechanical effects of osteotomy level on callus stabilization by means of the finite element method.

Methods: A preoperative patient-specific 3-dimensional bone model was created and segmented by using computed tomography images of an individual patient.

Subjective symptoms of RME patients treated with three different screw activation protocols: a randomised clinical trial.

Aims: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the subjective symptoms of patients during the active phase of rapid maxillary expansion (RME) treatment, and further, to assess the differences between three different RME activation protocols.

Materials And Methods: The clinical sample consisted of 60 patients (mean age 13.5 years) with maxillary transverse deficiency requiring expansion.

Maxillary expansion with the memory screw: a preliminary investigation.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a newly developed rapid maxillary expansion screw-the memory screw-over 6 months.

Methods: Five subjects, aged between 11.7 and 13.

Soft tissue profile changes following maxillary protraction in Class III subjects.

The dentoskeletal effects of maxillary protraction (MP) therapy have been extensively investigated, while those relating to soft tissue profile changes are limited. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the degree of soft tissue profile changes following MP therapy. The material consisted of the cephalometric films of 24 female subjects (12.

Effects of rapid maxillary expansion on Holdaway soft tissue measurements.

The objective of the present study was to evaluate short-term soft tissue changes caused by rapid maxillary expansion (RME) in 18 subjects (15 females and 3 males) (mean age 13 years 6 months) with a bilateral posterior crossbite. Lateral cephalograms of the patients were obtained at three different time points: before RME (T1), after maxillary expansion (mean = 0.82 month) (T2), and after retention (mean = 5.

Effects of rapid maxillary expansion on conductive hearing loss.

Objective: To test the null hypothesis that rapid maxillary expansion (RME) with a rigid bonded appliance has no effect on conductive hearing loss (CHL) in growing children.

Materials And Methods: Fifteen growing subjects (mean age 13.43 +/- 0.

Condylar asymmetry in unilateral posterior crossbite patients.

Introduction: Posterior crossbite is defined as an abnormal buccolingual relationship between opposing posterior teeth including the canines in centric occlusion. The most common form of posterior crossbite is unilateral with a functional shift of the mandible toward the crossbite side. Lateral shift of the mandible in functional crossbite patients results in mandibular skeletal deflection to the crossbite side.

A comparison of dentoalveolar inclination treated by two palatal expanders.

The objective of the present study was to evaluate buccal dentoalveolar inclinations in subjects treated with a Hyrax (tooth-borne) or acrylic-bonded (tooth-tissue borne) palatal expander. The sample comprised 39 patients (10 males and 29 females) aged between 11 and 16 years randomly assigned to two groups. Rapid maxillary expansion (RME) was carried out with a Hyrax appliance in one group (n = 21) and with an acrylic-bonded appliance in the other (n = 18).

Condylar asymmetry in bilateral posterior crossbite patients.

Objective: To investigate whether patients with bilateral posterior crossbite have asymmetrically developed condyles.

Materials And Methods: The study group consisted of 75 patients with bilateral posterior crossbite, and a control group of 75 subjects with normal occlusion. Condylar, ramal, and condylar plus ramal asymmetry values were computed for all of the subjects on orthopantomograms.