Development of a new three-directional distractor system for the correction of maxillary transverse and sagittal deficiency

Facial soft tissue changes and volumetric analysis of upper airways in patients undergoing surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion using a transpalatal distractor

“… 1 , 2 Surgically Assisted Rapid Maxillary Expansion (SARME) is a surgical procedure for the correction of transverse maxillary deficiency. 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 As characteristics of this deformity, patients have a posterior crossbite, which can be unilateral or bilateral, an ogival-shaped palate, loss of parabolic conformation of the dental arch (“V-shape”) and dental crowding. 3 , 4 , 7 The main indication of SARME is the increase in the transverse width of the atretic maxilla, but effects are seen in the entire nasomaxillary complex, such as soft tissues and airways.…”