Correlation between transverse expansion and increase in the upper arch perimeter after rapid maxillary expansion Correlação entre expansão transversal e aumento no perímetro do arco dentário após disjunção maxilar

The purpose of the present study was to assess the correlation between transverse expansion and the increase in upper arch perimeter, after maxillary expansion. Dental casts of eighteen patients were obtained before treatment and again five months after maxillary expansion. Measurements of intermola...

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Main Authors: Cristiane Aparecida de Assis Claro, Jorge Abrão, Silvia Augusta Braga Reis, Solange Mongelli de Fantini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2006-03-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242006000100014