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[Surgically assisted maxillary expansion]
A Booy1, J Dorenbos, D B Tuinzing
1Afdeling Mondziekten en Kaakchirurgie/Orale Pathologie van het Academisch Ziekenhuis Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam.
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Tandheelkunde
|June 2, 2001
Abstract:
Orthodontic expansion of the maxilla can be facilitated by bone cuts through the zygomatic-alveolar process and in the palate lateral of the nasal septum. Stability of the surgical-orthodontic treatment outcome depends on the equilibrium of forces of the tongue and cheeks (functional envelope). Long term, even lifetime, retention is advised.