Longitudinal stability of rapid and slow maxillary expansion

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the longitudinal stability of two types of posterior crossbite correction: rapid maxillary expansion (RME) and slow maxillary expansion (SME).METHODS: Study casts of 90 adolescent patients were assessed for interdental width changes at th...

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Main Authors: Fábio Henrique de Sá Leitão Pinheiro, Daniela Gamba Garib, Guilherme Janson, Roberto Bombonatti, Marcos Roberto de Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dental Press Editora 2014-12-01
Series:Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2176-94512014000600070&lng=en&tlng=en