Long-term dental and skeletal changes in patients submitted to surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion: A meta-analysis

摘要: Objective This meta-analysis evaluated long-term dental and skeletal changes in patients submitted to surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion. Methods A search was performed electronic databases. Human clinical trials with expansion a follow-up of at least 1 year after were selected. methodological quality scoring process used. compare measurements structures. Results Three hundred sixty-five titles abstracts read. Ultimately 10 studies met the inclusion criteria. The 3 articles ranked as presenting low excluded. could be compared time periods used assess changes. Conclusions There is moderate evidence conclude that alveolar width intercanine intermolar have significant increase result relapse expected