| Title | Surgical and orthodontic rapid palatal expansion in adults using Glassman's technique: retrospective study. |
| Author(s) | Schimming R, Feller KU, Herzmann K, Eckelt U |
| Institution | Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Dresden, Germany. |
| Source | Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2000 Feb; 38(1):66-9. |
| MeSH | Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Cranial Sutures
Humans
Maxilla
Maxillary Fractures
Oral Surgical Procedures
Orthodontic Appliances
Osteotomy
Palatal Expansion Technique
Palate
Retrospective Studies
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| Abstract | In 1984, Glassman et al. described a conservative surgical method of separation of the midpalatal suture in which an osteotomy is done only at the lateral and anterior wall of the maxilla. Between 1991 and 1997, we have operated on 21 patients with maxillary transverse discrepancies using the method that they described. This gave good results in 20 patients. The other, who was operated on at the age of 38 years, developed a fracture of the alveolar process of the maxilla on one side because of ossification of the midpalatal suture. The surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion described by Glassman et al. is suitable for patients up to the age of 30. Older patients require additional surgical separation of the midpalatal suture. |
| Language | eng |
| Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
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| PubMed ID | 10783452 |
