title: [Surgically assisted maxillary expansion].
abstract: Orthodontic expansion of the maxilla can be facilitated by bone cuts through the zygomatic-alveolar process and in the palate lateral of the nasal septum. Stability of the surgical-orthodontic treatment outcome depends on the equilibrium of forces of the tongue and cheeks (functional envelope). Long term, even lifetime, retention is advised.
authors.affiliation: Afdeling Mondziekten en Kaakchirurgie/Orale Pathologie van het Academisch Ziekenhuis Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Booy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dorenbos
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Tuinzing
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D009625:Noma / Q000150:complications*; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D018704:Orthodontic Retainers; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000379:methods; D010159:Palate / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015050:Zygoma / Q000601:surgery