Open AccessA comparison of different osteotomy techniques with and without pterygomaxillary disjunction in surgically assisted maxillary expansion utilizing modified hybrid rapid maxillary expansion device with posterior implants: A finite element study
Author(s) -
Gowri Sankar Singaraju,
B K Prashanth,
Rajasekhar Gaddipati,
М. В. С. Прасад,
Vivek Reddy Ganugapanta,
J S Yamini Priyanka
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/njms.njms_28_20
Subject(s) - medicine , osteotomy , orthodontics , displacement (psychology) , dentistry , psychology , psychotherapist
The study aims to evaluate the effect of osteotomies with and without Pterygomaxillary disjunction (PMD) during Surgical Assisted Rapid Maxillary Expansion on the displacement pattern and stress distribution of Dental and Skeletal structures of the Nasomaxillary (NM) complex by a modified rapid maxillary expansion (RME) Hybrid appliance.