Modification of the technique of osteotomy for surgical maxillary expansion

• Main Authors: João Luis Carlini (Author), Cristina Rieth (Author), Danielle Del Santo Severo (Author), Kesia Keiko Asami (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Surgically assisted maxillary expansion is a technique used to correct transverse maxillary deficiency, which is a dentofacial anomaly related to the decrease of the upper arch over the lower arch. It is applied to patients in their late teens and adults due to skeletal maturity, causing obliteratio...