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An Atypical Soft Tissue Response to Maxillary Skeletal Expander: A Case Report.

Chelsia G Kulathinal1, Praveen S Nair1, Latheef V P1

  • 1Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Government Dental College, Kozhikode, Kozhikode, IND.

Cureus
|July 6, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Mini-implant-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) effectively treats maxillary deficiency. This report highlights an uncommon complication: soft tissue proliferation around the MARPE device, an issue needing more research.

Keywords:
complicationlocal inflammationmarpeoxidative stresssoft tissue proliferation

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