New highlights on effects of rapid palatal expansion on the skull base: a finite element analysis study

• Main Authors: Manuel Gustavo Chávez SEVILLANO (Author), Daniel Takanori KEMMOKU (Author), Pedro Yoshito NORITOMI (Author), Luciana Quintanilha Pires FERNANDES (Author), Jonas CAPELLI JUNIOR (Author), Cátia QUINTÃO (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Dental Press Editora, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the rapid palatal expansion (RPE) on the pterygoid process (PP), spheno-occipital synchondrosis (SOS) and sella turcica (ST) in the skull of a patient with transversal maxillary collapse, and identify the distribution of m...