Why does maxillary skeletal expansion work with some adults and fail with Others?: A narrative review

Maxillary skeletal expansion is considered a challenging treatment modality in adult ages. Mini-screw-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) is considered a pioneer in providing a solution for maxillary deficiency in adults away from any surgical interventions. If we consider patient cooperation a...

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Main Authors: Amira Allam, Basaruddin Ahmed, Norma Ab Rahman
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Published: Springer 2024-07-01
Series:Saudi Dental Journal
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description Maxillary skeletal expansion is considered a challenging treatment modality in adult ages. Mini-screw-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) is considered a pioneer in providing a solution for maxillary deficiency in adults away from any surgical interventions. If we consider patient cooperation and motivation, together with operator skills, as constant factors during MARPE, and exclude all hygiene and soft tissue complications that jeopardise the appliance's stability, there is a percentage of expansion failure recorded in different studies with no emphasis on what makes mid-facial diastema appear in some, rather than others. Electronic databases including PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Web of Science, were searched for literature published in English till 2023. Failure was related in some literature to different criteria, as of yet, no verifiable indicators would allow us to determine success or failure in advance. This review highlighted the most common reasons for failure discussed in different literature: Chronological Age, Mid-palatal suture maturation, Bone density, Sex, Race, Appliance design, and Expansion technique used. This study could be considered an attempt to make candidate selection for non-surgical maxillary skeletal expansion at this old age easier, time-saving, and cost less.
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spelling doaj-art-e65df7964dc64ead83ac5d8fa00ff63b2025-08-20T03:26:04ZengSpringerSaudi Dental Journal1013-90522024-07-0136798498910.1016/j.sdentj.2024.04.008Why does maxillary skeletal expansion work with some adults and fail with Others?: A narrative reviewAmira Allam0Basaruddin Ahmed1Norma Ab Rahman2School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia; Teaching Assistant at King Salman International University (KSIU), Tur Sinai, EgyptBiostatistics and Dental Public Health Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, MalaysiaOrthodontic Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia; Corresponding author at: Orthodontic Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Healthy Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.Maxillary skeletal expansion is considered a challenging treatment modality in adult ages. Mini-screw-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) is considered a pioneer in providing a solution for maxillary deficiency in adults away from any surgical interventions. If we consider patient cooperation and motivation, together with operator skills, as constant factors during MARPE, and exclude all hygiene and soft tissue complications that jeopardise the appliance's stability, there is a percentage of expansion failure recorded in different studies with no emphasis on what makes mid-facial diastema appear in some, rather than others. Electronic databases including PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Web of Science, were searched for literature published in English till 2023. Failure was related in some literature to different criteria, as of yet, no verifiable indicators would allow us to determine success or failure in advance. This review highlighted the most common reasons for failure discussed in different literature: Chronological Age, Mid-palatal suture maturation, Bone density, Sex, Race, Appliance design, and Expansion technique used. This study could be considered an attempt to make candidate selection for non-surgical maxillary skeletal expansion at this old age easier, time-saving, and cost less.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1013905224001305Adult OrthodonticsMaxillary ExpansionMini-implantsSkeletal Deficiency
spellingShingle Amira Allam
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Why does maxillary skeletal expansion work with some adults and fail with Others?: A narrative review
Saudi Dental Journal
Adult Orthodontics
Maxillary Expansion
Mini-implants
Skeletal Deficiency
title Why does maxillary skeletal expansion work with some adults and fail with Others?: A narrative review
title_full Why does maxillary skeletal expansion work with some adults and fail with Others?: A narrative review
title_fullStr Why does maxillary skeletal expansion work with some adults and fail with Others?: A narrative review
title_full_unstemmed Why does maxillary skeletal expansion work with some adults and fail with Others?: A narrative review
title_short Why does maxillary skeletal expansion work with some adults and fail with Others?: A narrative review
title_sort why does maxillary skeletal expansion work with some adults and fail with others a narrative review
topic Adult Orthodontics
Maxillary Expansion
Mini-implants
Skeletal Deficiency
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1013905224001305
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