A Bone-Borne Appliance for Rapid Maxillary Expansion.

Autor: WINSAUER, HEINZ, VLACHOJANNIS, JULIA, WINSAUER, CLEMENS, LUDWIG, BJÖRN, WALTER, ANDRE
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical Orthodontics; Jun2013, Vol. 47 Issue 6, p375-381, 7p
Abstrakt: Two case studies one of a 14-year-old female with a narrow maxilla, an upper arch-length discrepancy and a broad mandible and other of a 16-year-old female with a bilateral posterior crossbite and a midline diastema are presented. It discusses the use of bone-borne appliance for rapid maxillary expansion. It concludes that direct fixation of Hyrax expanders, maxillary expansion appliance to the palatal bone is an alternative to tooth-borne appliances.
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