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4. Historical background
Hippocrates
“Among those individuals where heads are
long shaped, some have thick necks, strong
members and bones, others have strongly
arched palates, their teeth are disposed
irregularly crowding one over the other
and they are suffering with headaches and
ottorrhea”.
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5. Fauchard 1728
Shange 1841
Bourdet 1757
Robinson 1846
Fox 1803
Tomes 1848
Delabarre 1819
Allen 1850
Cefaulon 1839 to 1841 Whitel and Westcott
1859
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6. Emerson Colon Angell 1860,
San Francisco
San Francisco Medical Journal and
Dental Cosmos
Editor of dental Cosmos: John Deh
White
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7. A.Coleman
1877 described coffin
spring
Field: coffin can cause separation of
MPS in very young children
Farrar: “separation of superior maxilla
at the symphysis”
Supported by Clark L Goddard,
E.S.Talbot and A.E.Matteson.1893
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11. INDICATIONS
Marked narrowing of the arches
Unilateral or bilateral cross bite
Mand prognathism with reduced anterior
development of the maxillary base
Steep palate with septal deviation and mouth
breathing due to enlarged adenoids
Cleft lip and palate
Mild arch length to tooth material deficiency.
(1mm of expansion in post = 0.7 mm increase in
arch perimeter)
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13. CLASSIFICATION OF APPLIANCES
According to the rate of expansion
– Slow
eg W arch, Quad helix, Coffin spring
– Rapid
eg Hyrax, Minn, Isaacson
– Ultra rapid
– Surgically assisted
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According to appliance attachment
– Removable
eg Active plate and Functional appliances
– Fixed:
•
Tooth borne
eg, Biedeiman appliance, Minn expander
•
Tooth/Tissue borne
eg Derichsweiler type, Haas type.
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15. According to modality employed
– Orthodontic expansion
– Passive expansion
– Orthopedic expansion
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16. REGULATION OF EXPANSION
Rate of expansion
Form of the appliance
Age of the patient
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17. Rapid maxillary expansion
Orthopedic expansion
Force levels of upto 10-20lbs per day
Active phase 2-4 weeks
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18. REQUIREMENTS OF AN RME
APPLIANCE
Rigidity
Tooth utilization
Expansion( dilating unit and action)
Economy of time and material
Hygiene
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19. Banded type of appliances
Hass type
Derichsweiler type
Isaacson type
Biedeimann type
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21. Instructions on how to expand
Zeibe in 1930 : 180 degree rotations per day
Upto age of 15 years : the turn 180 degree is
given as 90 degree in the morning and 90
degree in the evening.
15-20 years : overall rotation of 180 is
possible by splitting the rotation into 4 turns
of 45 degree each with approx equal time
lapse between them.
Age over 20 years : 45 degree turn in the
morning and 45 in the night initially
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22. Zimring and Isaacson in 1965 :
Young or growing patients: two turns each day
for the first 4-5 days and one turn each day for
remainder of rme treatment.
Adult patients: two turns each day for the first
two days and one turn each day for the next 5-7
days and one turn eac other day for the
remainder of the rme treatment.
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23. How much to expand
Stanely et al in 1985
+1.6mm (male) and 1.2mm (females)
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24. HAZARDS OF RME
Oral hygiene
Length of fixation
Dislodgement and breakage
Tissue damage
Infection
Failure of suture to open
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26. Relapse and Retention
The object of retention is to hold the
expansion while all other forces generated
by the expansion have decayed away.
It is essential for the fixed appliance to act
as the retention appl in the first three
months.
Wertz observed that some relapse is seen
in the forward and downward movement of
the max.
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27. SLOW MAXILLARY EXPANSION
Story and Ekstrom: Slow expansion allows
physiologic adjustments and reconstitution of
sutural elements over a period of about 30 days.
2-4 lbs of force, a little higher for older
patients.
1 mm expansion per week.
S. E. has also been associated with more
physiologic stability and less potential for relapse
than with R. M.E.
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35. OTHER METHODS OF EXPANSION
ULTRA RAPID EXPANSION
NITI AND OTHER ARCH WIRES
MAGNETS
TRANSPALATAL ARCH
SURGICALLY ASSISTED EXPANSION
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36. Ultra-rapid maxillary expansion
of Chatellier
The procedure involves local anesthesia
and results are obtained within 1 to 3
days
As a rule, the ultra-rapid method is
performed over a period of 3
appointments
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39. Magnets
M. ALI DARENDELILER
Two repelling samarium cobalt magnets
Pins and tubes were placed to guide the
separation of the palate.
The midpalatal magnets (each 10mm×5mm×5mm)
produced 500g of force, which declined to 250g
during the three weeks between activations
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40. Transpalatal Arches
An important auxiliary used in fixed appliance
therapy with several indications one of which
is expansion or constriction but of small
measures of upto 1-2 mm.
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41. Surgically assisted maxillary
expansion
The resistance in the maxilla separation can
be due to either of the following reasons:
mid palatal synostosis
mid palatal interlocking
circum maxillary rigidity
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42. The tech has been described in 3 stages:
Stage 1 A and B
Stage 2 A and B
Stage 3 A and B
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44. Stage 2 (over the age of 30)
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45. Stage 3 (over the age of 40)
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46. Expansion of cleft palate
cases
Excessive anterior collapse coupled to little or no
posterior collapse
More fan wise expansion needed to restrict
posterior Expansion. Screws of longer thread of
upto 18mm expansion
More difficult to retain due to clinical crowns not
developed properly
Unilateral expansion both cap splints and bands
can be used
Formation of fistula could be a complication
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47. Expansion of the mandibular arch
Stable expansion is difficult to attain in the
lower arch
Present studies state that expanding the upper
arch allows for spontaneous expansion of the
lower arch.
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48. CONCLUSION
Expansion of the arches has seen its ups and downs in the
past. More and more documentation of the effects and
stability of this procedure has thrown a new light on its
clinical application.
Whether it is slow, rapid or ultra rapid expansion, proper
diagnosis and case assessment is very essential to ensure
consistent results. As more and more cases are being
treated without extractions due to profile considerations,
expansion of the arches forms a valuable adjunct to treat
a wide variety of clinical presentations.
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Only one of the repelling magnets could slide on the pins for activation of the MED. Self-polymerizing acrylic was added every three weeks to re-establish contact between the magnets