Open AccessAssessment of the dental and skeletal effects of fan-type rapid maxillary expansion screw and Hyrax screw on craniofacial structures
Author(s) -
Umarevathi Gopalakrishnan,
Sridhar Premkumar
Publication year - 2017
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.205066
Subject(s) - hyrax , craniofacial , orthodontics , sagittal plane , medicine , dentistry , anatomy , psychiatry
The purpose of the study was to assess the skeletal and dental effects of fan-type rapid maxillary expansion (RME) appliance and Hyrax RME appliance on the craniofacial structures.