Rapid maxillary expansion outcomes according to midpalatal suture maturation levels.
BACKGROUND
This study aims to compare the relationship between skeletal and dental outcomes of rapid maxillary expansion (RME) treatment on cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images between pre-pubertal peak (pre-peak) and post-pubertal peak (post-peak) patients. The null hypothesis was that there was no difference in the outcomes of RME treatment between the groups.


METHODS
Thirty-two patients who underwent RME treatment were classified according to midpalatal suture maturation levels and then divided into two groups as pre-peak and post-peak. Skeletal and dental measurements were performed on the CBCT images at T0 (pre-treatment stage) and at T1 (post-treatment stage). Paired sample t test was used to evaluate normally distributed data and P < 0.05 was taken as the significance level.


RESULTS
There were significant differences between T0 and T1 within the groups, but the changes between the pre-peak and post-peak patient groups were not statistically significant.


CONCLUSION
Non-significant changes were found between the two groups, and the null hypothesis was excepted.
['Sayar|Gülşilay|G|http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3294-2644', 'Kılınç|Delal Dara|DD|']
D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography D003393:Cranial Sutures D006801:Humans D008437:Maxilla D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique D013537:Sutures
Rapid maxillary expansion Midpalatal suture Cone beam computed tomography Orthodontics