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1: J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1992 Feb;50(2):110-3; discussion 114-5.Click here to read Links

Surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion: an outpatient technique with long-term stability.

Bays RA, Greco JM.

Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322.

This study presents the results of surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion done on an outpatient basis in 19 patients with a mean age of 30 years. Postsurgical and postorthodontic evaluation (mean, 2.4 years) showed a mean relapse rate of 8.8% in the canine region, 1% in the premolar region, and 7.7% in the molar region. These results show that the surgical procedure is feasible on an outpatient basis and the technique, as outlined, yields a stable long-term result.

PMID: 1732482 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]