Ney Paredes, Ausama Gargoum, Ramon Dominguez-Mompell, Ozge Colak, Joseph Bui, Tam Duong, Maya Giannetti, Fernanda Silva, Kendra Brooks, Won Moon
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the microimplant (MI) displacement pattern on treatment with a maxillary skeletal expander (MSE) using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). METHODS: Thirty-nine participants (12 males and 27 females; mean age, 18.2 ± 4.2 years) were treated successfully with the MSE II appliance. Their pre- and post-expansion CBCT data were superimposed. The pre- and post-expansion anterior and posterior inter-MI angles, neck and apical inter-MI distance, plate angle, palatal bone thickness at the MI positions, and suture opening at the MI positions were measured and compared...
September 5, 2023: Korean Journal of Orthodontics