Surgical-orthodontic expansion of the maxilla.
Selected maxillary osteotomies are safe and dependable adjuncts to treatment of bilateral and unilateral maxillary deficiency. Maxillary expansion in fifteen adults was accomplished by separating the maxillary basal bone from the nasal, zygomaticomaxillary, and pterygomaxillary buttresses.
D000202:Activator Appliances; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique / Q000295:instrumentation