Skeletal and dental changes after rapid maxillary expansion: a computed tomography study

Ghoneima Ahmed; Abdel-Fattah Ezzat; Eraso Francisco; Fardo David; Kula Katherine; Hartsfield James

doi:10.2478/aoj-2010-0023

Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Dec 2023)

Skeletal and dental changes after rapid maxillary expansion: a computed tomography study

Ghoneima Ahmed,
Abdel-Fattah Ezzat,
Eraso Francisco,
Fardo David,
Kula Katherine,
Hartsfield James

Affiliations

Ghoneima Ahmed: *Department of Orthodontics, Al-Azhar University Faculty of Dental Medicine, Cairo, Egypt
Abdel-Fattah Ezzat: *Department of Orthodontics, Al-Azhar University Faculty of Dental Medicine, Cairo, Egypt
Eraso Francisco: †Department of Orthodontics and Oral Facial Genetics, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Fardo David: ±Department of Biostatistics, University of Kentucky College of Public Health, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
Kula Katherine: †Department of Orthodontics and Oral Facial Genetics, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Hartsfield James: +the Department of Oral Health Science, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2010-0023
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 26, no. 2
pp. 141 – 148

Abstract

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To investigate the skeletal and dental changes induced by rapid maxillary expansion, using computed tomography (CT) scans and three-dimensional (3-D) reconstructed images.

Published in Australasian Orthodontic Journal

ISSN: 2207-7480 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: https://sciendo.com/it/journal/AOJ

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