Longitudinal stability of rapid and slow maxillary expansion

• Main Authors: Fábio Henrique de Sá Leitão Pinheiro (Author), Daniela Gamba Garib (Author), Guilherme Janson (Author), Roberto Bombonatti (Author), Marcos Roberto de Freitas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Dental Press Editora, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the longitudinal stability of two types of posterior crossbite correction: rapid maxillary expansion (RME) and slow maxillary expansion (SME).METHODS: Study casts of 90 adolescent patients were assessed for interdental width changes at th...