Slow maxillary expansion: skeletal versus dental response to low magnitude force in Macaca mulatta.
Low-magnitude continuous force (1 to 2 pounds) was applied in a transverse direction to the palatal vault and posterior teeth of three rhesus monkeys to assess linear and angular changes of the maxilla versus those of the maxillary posterior teeth.
D000818:Animals; D002508:Cephalometry; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D000882:Haplorhini; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013997:Time Factors; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*