Open AccessEffect of rapid maxillary expansion on sleep characteristics in children
Author(s) -
Navya Ashok,
N. K. Sapna Varma,
V V Ajith,
Siby Gopinath
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.142817
Subject(s) - medicine , polysomnography , wilcoxon signed rank test , maxilla , dental arch , orthodontics , dentistry , friedman test , molar , anesthesia , mathematics , mann–whitney u test , statistical hypothesis testing , statistics , apnea
Rapid maxillary expansion (RME) is an orthopedic treatment procedure routinely used to treat constricted maxillary arches and also a potential additional treatment in children presenting with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).