Bone Anchored Maxillary Expansion and Bone Anchored Maxillary Protraction-A Review
This review aimed to assess the effects of Bone anchored maxillary expansion (Miniscrew assisted rapid palatal expansion MARPE) and bone anchored maxillary protraction. Maxillary protraction is performed for cases with Class III with facemask therapy. Due to the dental effects of facemask therapy, bone anchored maxillary protraction was introduced in which the maxilla is protracted with miniplates. An alternative protocol is to advance the maxilla with mini implants and class III intermaxillary elastics. Patients with Class III malocclusion also have maxillary transverse deficiency. To correct the transverse deficiency, maxillary expansion is performed. When bone anchored maxillary expansion is performed, it can provide a higher amount of skeletal expansion and also help in maxillary protraction. This review will describe in detail regarding the effects of bone anchored maxillary protraction with and without bone anchored maxillary expansion.
Keywords: Rapid maxillary expansion, Cone beam computed tomography, three dimensional imaging, airway.
Citation: Laddha S. “Bone Anchored Maxillary Expansion and Bone Anchored Maxillary Protraction-A Review”. SVOA Dentistry 2:6 (2021) Pages 308-311.
