Assessment of changes in the nasal airway after nonsurgical miniscrew-assisted rapid maxillary expansion in young adults.

Assessment of changes in the nasal airway after nonsurgical miniscrew-assisted rapid maxillary expansion in young adults.

Angle Orthod. 2018 Mar 21;:

Authors: Kim SY, Park YC, Lee KJ, Lintermann A, Han SS, Yu HS, Choi YJ

Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate changes in the volume and cross-sectional area of the nasal airway before and 1 year after nonsurgical miniscrew-assisted rapid maxillary expansion (MARME) in young adults.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fourteen patients (mean age, 22.7 years; 10 women, four men) with a transverse discrepancy who underwent cone beam computed tomography before (T0), immediately after (T1), and 1 year after (T2) expansion were retrospectively included in this study. The volume of the nasal cavity and nasopharynx and the cross-sectional area of the anterior, middle, and posterior segments of the nasal airway were measured and compared among the three timepoints using paired t-tests.
RESULTS: The volume of the nasal cavity showed a significant increase at T1 and T2 ( P < .05), while that of the nasopharynx increased only at T2 ( P < .05). The anterior and middle cross-sectional areas significantly increased at T1 and T2 ( P < .05), while the posterior cross-sectional area showed no significant change throughout the observation period ( P > .05).
CONCLUSIONS: The results demonstrate that the volume and cross-sectional area of the nasal cavity increased after MARME and were maintained at 1 year after expansion. Therefore, MARME may be helpful in expanding the nasal airway.

PMID: 29561652 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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