MAXILLARY EXPANSION IN CLEFT LIP AND PALATE CASES- A REVIEW
- Department: Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute: Sharad Pawar Dental College and Research Centre, (Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences), Wardha, India.
- Department: Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute: Sharad Pawar Dental College and Research Centre, (Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences), Wardha, India.
- Department: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute: Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubneswar, India.
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Transverse deficiencies are one of the major concern for cleft lip and palate cases and expansion of the maxilla is used to correct skeletal and dental transverse discrepancies between the maxilla and mandible. These discrepancies are corrected through a combination of skeletal expansion (separation of the maxillary mid-palatal suture) and dental expansion (lateral tipping of the maxillary posterior teeth). Various expansion modalities have been enlisted over the long period of time in literature. This review records various different appliances enlisted for expansion in cleft cases and various protocols to be used. Majority for transverse discrepancy problems improve with the use of expansion procedures, hence are of prime importance.
[Sumita Jain, Sunita Shrivastav, Nikil Kumar Jain (2015); MAXILLARY EXPANSION IN CLEFT LIP AND PALATE CASES- A REVIEW Int. J. of Adv. Res. 3 (Sep). 1455-1461] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
