Surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion with tent screws and a custom-made palatal expander: a case report.
10.1186/s40902-015-0011-7
- Author:
Kang Nam PARK
1
;
Chang Youn LEE
;
In Young PARK
;
Jwa Young KIM
;
Byoungeun YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Gwanpyeong-ro 170beon-gil, Dongan-gu, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 431-796 Republic of Korea. OMSYANG@GMAIL.COM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Transverse maxillary deficiency;
Surgically Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion (SARPE);
Rapid Palatal Expansion (RPE);
Tent screw;
Palatal expander
- MeSH:
Dental Arch;
Humans;
Hyraxes;
Palatal Expansion Technique;
Root Resorption;
Sutures;
Tooth;
Young Adult
- From:Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
2015;37(3):11-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Rapid palatal expansion(RPE) with the tooth-born appliance is not sufficient to apply to the patients with periodontal problem or insufficient tooth anchorage, and it leads to tipping of the anchorage teeth and increasing teeth mobility and root resorption. To avoid these disadvantages, we present the case using palatal screws and custommade palatal expander. A 23-year-old patient underwent surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion with the Hyrax expansion using 4 tent screws. The study models were used to measure the pre-/-post surgical width of the anterior and posterior dental arches with a digital sliding caliper. In the result, the custom-made palatal expander with 4 tent screws is suitable for delivering a force to the mid-palatal suture expansion. And it is low cost, small sized and simply applied. The results indicated that maxillary expansion with the custom-made palatal anchorage device is predictable and stable technique without significant complications in patients.
