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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Cross-bite Malocclusion Stomatognathic Diseases Tooth Diseases

Age range

5 year–11 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Universidade Estadual de Maringa

Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

cross-bite with maxillary atresia

Exclusion criteria

patients had undergone orthodontic treatment or had a syndrome

Treatment and study plan

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).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

State University of Maringá

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Registry information

Acronym: ERM

Important dates

Study start: 2008
Primary completion: 2008
Study completion: 2009
First posted: Jan 10, 2013
Registry last updated: Jan 10, 2013

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