One Year Skeletal and Dental Arch Changes Following Rapid Maxillary Expansion Treatment in Children

State University of Maringá14 enrolled

Overview

Many author have exposed the rapid and slow expansion, the diversity of activation and containment protocols and the follow-up time, justify the need for more studies to evaluate the effects to the ERM for the long-term.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Cross-bite

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 5 YearsMax age: 11 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * cross-bite with maxillary atresia Exclusion Criteria: * patients had undergone orthodontic treatment or had a syndrome

Locations (1)

Universidade Estadual de Maringa

Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

changes in cephalometric variables

Time frame: prior to rapid maxillary expansion (T0), after three months (T1) and after one year

Secondary Outcomes

Dental casts

Time frame: prior to rapid maxillary expansion (T0), after three months (T1) and after one year (T2).

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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