title: Clinical evaluation of the alar base width of patients submitted to surgically assisted maxillary expansion.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Sagrado Coração (USC), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Diogo Souza Ferreira Rubim
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: de Assis
authors.forename: Marco Antônio Húngaro
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.forename: Eduardo Sanches
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Gonçales
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D055171:Nasal Cartilages / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort / Q000379:methods; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D055815:Young Adult