title: Locking the screw after rapid palatal expansion: A superfluous procedure?
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Morphology, University of Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Luis Tomas
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Huanca Ghislanzoni
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Franchi
authors.forename: Tiziano
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baccetti
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000628:therapy; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D055502:Secondary Prevention