Juvenile/Adolescent Idiopatic Scoliosis and Rapid Palatal Expansion. A Pilot Study

• Главные авторы: Maria Grazia Piancino (Автор), Francesco MacDonald (Автор), Ivana Laponte (Автор), Rosangela Cannavale (Автор), Vito Crincoli (Автор), Paola Dalmasso (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: MDPI AG, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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The question of whether orthodontic therapy by means of rapid palatal expansion (RPE) affects the spine during development is important in clinical practice. RPE is an expansive, fixed therapy conducted with heavy forces to separate the midpalatal suture at a rate of 0.2-0.5 mm/day. The aim of the s...