Assessment of changes in smile after rapid maxillary expansion

INTRODUCTION: This study evaluated changes in the smile characteristics of patients with maxillary constriction submitted to rapid maxillary expansion (RME). METHODS: The sample consisted of 81 extraoral photographs of maximum smile of 27 patients with mean age of 10 years, before expansion and 3 an...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Morales Cobra de Carvalho, Fernanda Cavicchioli Goldenberg, Fernanda Angelieri, Danilo Furquim Siqueira, Silvana Bommarito, Marco Antonio Scanavini, Lylian Kazumi Kanashiro
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=S2176-94512012000500014