Avaliação clínica dos procedimentos de expansão cirurgicamente assistida da maxila (ECAM)

• Main Author: Ribeiro Jr., Paulo Domingos [UNESP]
• Publication Date: 2006
• Other Authors: Gonçales, Eduardo Sanches, Souza, Paulo César Ulson De, Nary Filho, Hugo [UNESP], Luz, João Gualberto Cerqueira
• Format: Article
• Language: por
• Source: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Download full: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1415-54192006000100008; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/211663
• topic: Maxillary expansion; Surgically assisted maxillary expansion; Transverse maxillary deficiency; Expansão cirurgicamente assistida da maxila; Expansão maxilar; Deficiência transversal da maxila

AIM: clinical evaluation of surgically assisted maxillary expansion. METHODS: the present study evaluated 10 patients who underwent surgically assisted maxillary expansion. The efficacy of the surgical procedure helping transverse maxillary expansion given by the Hyrax, expansion stability, post-operatory discomfort during the activation of the device, the quantity and quality of the expansion achieved, the age of the patients, nasal base alteration, and nasal breathing were analyzed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: from the results, it was possible to observe that surgically assisted maxillary expansion is an efficient and stable treatment, which offers functional changes and minimal aesthetic alterations.