Analysis of factors associated with the success of microimplant-assisted rapid palatal expansion
Success-related factors of microimplant-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) were evaluated, including age, palatal depth, suture, and parassutural bone thickness, suture density and maturation, and the relation to corticopuncture (CP) technique, as well as skeletal and dental effects. Sixty-six...
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| Published in: | American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics Vol. 164; no. 1; pp. 67 - 77 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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United States
Elsevier Inc
01-07-2023
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| Summary: | Success-related factors of microimplant-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) were evaluated, including age, palatal depth, suture, and parassutural bone thickness, suture density and maturation, and the relation to corticopuncture (CP) technique, as well as skeletal and dental effects.
Sixty-six cone-beam computed tomography scans were analyzed before and after rapid maxillary expansion procedures in 33 patients aged 18-52 years for both sexes. The scans were generated in digital imaging and communications in medicine file format and analyzed in the multiplanar reconstruction of the regions of interest. Palatal depth, suture thickness, density and maturation, age, and CP were assessed. To evaluate dental and skeletal effects, the sample was divided into 4 groups: successful MARPE (SM), SM + CP technique (SMCP), failure MARPE (FM), and FM + CP (FMCP).
Successful groups presented more skeletal expansion and dental tipping than failure groups (P <0.05). The mean age of the FMCP group was significantly higher than the SM groups; suture and parassutural thickness significantly related to the success, and patients who received CP showed a success rate of 81.2% compared with 33.3% in the no CP group (P <0.05). Suture density and palatal depth did not show a difference between the success and failure groups. Suture maturation was higher in SMCP and FM groups (P <0.05).
Older age, thin palatal bone, and higher stage of maturation can influence the success of MARPE. CP technique in these patients appears to have a positive impact, increasing the chance of treatment success.
•Bone thickness is a factor in the success of midpalatal suture openings with MARPE.•A more advanced suture maturation may be correlated to age and bone thickness.•Corticopuncture increases MARPE success in older patients with thin palatal bone thickness. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0889-5406 1097-6752 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ajodo.2022.10.029 |