Avaliação pós-expansão rápida da maxila com aparelhos do tipo Haas e Hyrax por meio por meio de tomografia computadorizada cone beam

• Ano de defesa: 2010
• Autor(a) principal: Dias, Laércio Santos
• Orientador(a): Menezes, Luciane Macedo de
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul; Porto Alegre
• Palavras-chave em Português: ODONTOLOGIA; ORTODONTIA; ORTOPEDIA FACIAL; TÉCNICA DE EXPANSÃO PALATINA; TOMOGRAFIA COMPUTADORIZADA; APARELHOS ORTODÔNTICOS
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/10923/460

The rapid maxillary expansion (RME) is a technique used to treat severe transverse maxillary deficiency and involves the separation of the midpalatal suture. However, there are few scientific studies available on the long term effects. The purpose of this study was to evaluate in cone-beam computed tomography the behavior of the teeth and bone during rapid maxillary expansion six months after the removal of the appliance and considering two types of expanders, the Haas-type and the hyrax-type. A sample of 17 subjects with transverse maxillary deficiency that had been treated at the Dentistry School of PUCRS were selected and distributed in two groups: the Haas group (n=12) and the Hyrax group (n=5). The evaluation was performed during 4 different moments: Pretreatment (T1), at the end of the active expansion phase (T2), 6 months after the expansion (T3) and 6 months after the removal of the appliance (T4).The Haas group showed, between T1 and T4, an average relapse rate of 33. 75% in the inter-molar distance, an average relapse rate of 16. 3% in the alveolar crests in the molar teeth region and no relapse in the base of the alveolar process in molar teeth region. The Hyrax group showed, between T1 and T4, an average relapse rate of 48. 6% in the inter-molar distance, an average relapse rate of 10. 2% in the alveolar crests in the molar teeth region and no relapse in the base of the alveolar process in molar teeth region. All the studied variables showed a symmetrical behavior during the initial expansion (T2) and during the 6 months observation period without any appliance (T4). There were no statistically significant differences between the groups considering the relapse rate.