Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5637609 | American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2017 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
Miniplate-anchored maxillary protraction protocols can accomplish maxillary advancement by eliminating movements of teeth and dentoalveolar changes. No spontaneous improvement in transverse deficiency was detected after correction of the anteroposterior deficiency at this age. Consequently, patients with transverse maxillary deficiency should have rapid maxillary expansion before or during the miniplate-anchored protraction period to improve the transverse deficiency.
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Authors
Mohammed H. Elnagar, Eman Elshourbagy, Safaa Ghobashy, Mohamed Khedr, Carla A. Evans,