Digital radiographic evaluation of the midpalatal suture in patients submitted to rapid maxillary expansion

Aims: To analyze the density of the midpalatal suture by means of digital radiographs three months after retention to evaluate if this period of retention is really sufficient for bone repair. Materials and Methods: This prospective study consisted of 31 patients (11 girls and 20 boys) in the mixed...

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Main Authors: Maria de Fátima Batista de Melo, Saulo Leonardo Sousa Melo, Tiago Gorgulho Zanet, Marlene Fenyo-Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dental Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2013;volume=24;issue=1;spage=76;epage=80;aulast=de