Skeletal and alveolar changes in conventional rapid palatal expansion (RPE) and miniscrew-assisted RPE (MARPE): a prospective randomized clinical trial using low-dose CBCT

• Main Authors: Joo-Hee Chun (Author), Amanda Cunha Regal de Castro (Author), Sunmee Oh (Author), Kyung-Ho Kim (Author), Sung-Hwan Choi (Author), Lincoln Issamu Nojima (Author), Matilde da Cunha Gonçalves Nojima (Author), Kee-Joon Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background This prospective randomized clinical trial aimed to evaluate the immediate and short-term skeletal, dentoalveolar, and periodontal effects of rapid palatal expansion (RPE) and miniscrew-assisted RPE (MARPE) in adolescent and young adult patients. Methods This study followed a two...