Open AccessChanges in soft tissue nasal widths associated with rapid maxillary expansion in prepubertal and postpubertal subjects
Author(s) -
Bret Johnson,
James A. McNamara,
Roger L. Bandeen,
Tiziano Baccetti
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the angle orthodontist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-7103
pISSN - 0003-3219
DOI - 10.2319/033110-179.1
Subject(s) - nose , analysis of variance , medicine , repeated measures design , soft tissue , dentistry , orthodontics , surgery , mathematics , statistics
To evaluate changes in the soft tissue width of the nose induced by rapid maxillary expansion (RME). Data on greater alar cartilage (GAC) and alar base (AB) widths were compared with a normative sample within the same age range.
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