Maxillary transverse expansion; surgical and orthodontic aspects.

Completed

• Conditions: Transverse maxillary hypoplasia in skeletally matured non-syndromal patients.<br /> Dutch: transversale maxilaire hypoplasie bij skeletaal-volwassen non-syndromatische.

• Registration Number: NL-OMON28139
• Lead Sponsor: Prof dr K.G.H. van der WalHead of the Department Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, ErasmusMC Rotterdam

Brief Summary

1. Surgical Assisted Rapid Maxillary Expansion (SARME); a review of the literature Int. J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. 2005; 34:709-714;<br> 2. Experiences with the Transpalatal distractor in congenital deformities Mund Kiefer Gesichtchirurgie 2006;10(5):331-334;<br> 3. The Rotterdam Palatal Distractor; introduction of the new bone-borne device and report of the pilot study Int. J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. 2006;35:31-35;<br> 4. Distractie osteogenese in het hoofd-hals gebied Ned Tijdschr van Geneeskunde 2006, 28, 1557-1561(in Dutch);<br> 5. Surgical assisted rapid maxillary expansion in two cases of osteopathia striata with cranial sclerosis CPCS Journal, accepted.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 28 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1. Non-syndromal patients, Clinically the patients can show one or more of the following situations:

a. Dental cross-bite: unilateral or bilateral;

Exclusion Criteria

1. Syndromal patients (including cleft);

2. Under sixteen years of age;

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Relapse of the maxilla in transverse dimension.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
asal volume / flow measurements and subjective improvement of nasal breathing.