Patient-reported outcomes of slow vs rapid miniscrew-supported maxillary expansion in adolescents: secondary outcomes of a randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare patient-reported experience between a Penn expander activated every other day vs twice daily.

Materials and methods

A total of 30 patients aged 12-16 years with transverse maxillary deficiency were recruited from the outpatient clinic, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University (February 2019-December 2020). They were randomly allocated to two groups using block randomization (block size of six) and an allocation ratio of 1:1, which was concealed using opaque, sealed, sequentially numbered envelopes. Both groups received Penn expanders anchored by four palatal miniscrews. The slow maxillary expansion (SME) group activated the appliance once every other day. The rapid maxillary expansion (RME) group activated the appliance twice daily. Outcome measures

SUBMITTER: Yacout YM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9933559 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature