Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 160-165 , April 2010

Osteogenic uni- or bilateral form of the guided rapid maxillary expansion

  • K. Al-Ouf (Head of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit)

      Affiliations

    • Central Police Hospital, Damascus, Syria
    • Corresponding Author InformationDr K. AL-OUF, P.O. Box 25821, Damascus, Syria. Tel.: +963 115419706; Fax: +963 112221843.
    • ,
  • C. Krenkel (Professor and Head of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department)

      Affiliations

    • Paracelsus University, Muellner Hauptstr 48, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
    • ,
  • M.Y. Hajeer (Senior Lecturer in Orthodontics)

      Affiliations

    • University of Albaath Dental School, Hamah, Syria
    • ,
  • S. Sakka (Senior Lecturer in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)

      Affiliations

    • University of Albaath Dental School, Hamah, Syria

Received 9 November 2008 ,Accepted 28 March 2009.

References 

  1. Angell EH. Treatment of irregularities of the permanent or adult tooth. Dental Cosmos. 1860;1:540–547
  2. Bell WH, Epker BN. Surgical-orthodontic expansion of the maxilla. Am J Orthod. 1976;70(5):517–528
  3. Bell WH, Jacobs JD. Surgical-orthodontic correction of horizontal maxillary deficiency. J Oral Surg. 1979;37(12):897–902
  4. Derichsweiler H. Die Gaumennaht Erweiterung. Fortschr Kieferorthop. 1953;14:405–415
  5. Derichsweiler H. Die Gaumennaht Erweiterung. Stuttghart: Hansa Verlag; 1958;
  6. Doruk C, Bicakci AA, Basciftci FA, Agar U, Babacan H. A comparison of the effects of rapid maxillary expansion and fan-type rapid maxillary expansion on dentofacial structures. Angle Orthod. 2004;74(2):184–194
  7. Glassman AS, Nahigian SJ, Midway JM, Aronowitz HI. Conservative surgical orthdontic adult rapid palatal expansion: sixteen cases. Am J Orthod. 1984;86:207–213
  8. Haas AJ. Rapid palatal expansion of the maxillary dental arch and nasal cavity by opening the midfacial sutures. Angle Orthod. 1961;31:73–90
  9. Haas AJ. Long-term posttreatment evaluation of rapid palatal expansion. Angle Orthod. 1980;50(3):189–217
  10. Ilizarov GA. Clinical application of the tension-stress effect for limb lengthening. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1990;250:8–26
  11. Isaacson RJ, Murphy D. Some effects of rapid maxillary expansion in cleft lip and palate patients. Angle Orthod. 1964;34:143–154
  12. Isaacson RJ, Wood JL, Ingram AH. Forces produced by rapid maxillary expansion. Angle Orthod. 1969;34:256–269
  13. Kaban LB. Surgical orthdontic correction of transverse maxillary deficiency: a simplified approach, discussion. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1984;73:67–68
  14. Lindorf H. Die chirurgisch gesteuerte maxillare expansion (GME) durch selektive Schwachung der Gesichtspfeiler. ZMK. 2006;22:6–20
  15. Lines PA. Adult rapid maxillary expansion with corticotomy. Am J Orthod. 1975;67(1):44–56
  16. McCarthy JG, Schreiber J, Karp N, Thorne CH, Grayson BH. Lengthening the human mandible by gradual distraction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1992;89(1):1–8
  17. Mommaerts MY, Collado J, Mareque BJ. Morbidity related to “endo-corticotomies” for transpalatal osteodistraction. J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2008;36(4):198–202
  18. Morselli PG. Surgical maxillary expansion: a new minimally invasive technique. J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 1997;25(2):80–84
  19. Moss JP. Rapid expansion of the maxillary arch. II. Indications for rapid expansion. J Pract Orthod. 1968;2:215–223
  20. Moss JP. Rapid expansion of the maxillary arch. I. J Pract Orthod. 1986;2:165–171
  21. Schimming R, Feller KU, Herzmann K, Eckelt U. Surgical and orthodontic rapid palatal expansion in adults using Glassman's technique: retrospective study. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2000;38(1):66–69
  22. Steinhauser EW. Midline splitting of the maxilla for correction of malocclusion. J Oral Surg. 1972;30(6):413–422
  23. Stromberg C, Holm J. Surgically assisted, rapid maxillary expansion in adults. A retrospective long-term follow-up study. J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 1995;23(4):222–227
  24. Timms DJ, Vero D. The relationship of rapid maxillary expansion to surgery with special reference to midpalatal synostosis. Br J Oral Surg. 1981;19(3):180–196
  25. Tuinzing DB, Greebe RB, Dorenbos J, Van Der Kwast WAM. Surgical orthodontics: diagnosis and treatment. 2nd ed.. Amsterdam: Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center; 2005;
  26. Wertz R, Dreskin M. Midpalatal suture opening: a normative study. Am J Orthod. 1977;71(4):367–381
  27. Zoeller J, Ullrich H. Die Kombinierte chirurgischkieferorthopadische Gaumennahterweiterung im Erwachsenenalter. Fortschr Kieferorthop. 1991;52:61–65

PII: S1010-5182(09)00057-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2009.03.011

Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 160-165 , April 2010

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution