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The study aims to evaluate the post-treatment stability of maxillary expansion techniques, focusing on their skeletal and dental effects.

August 11, 2026ChildrenOpen Access

Skeletal and Dentoalveolar Components of Maxillary Expansion: A Systematic Review of Post-Treatment Stability

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NCNiccolò CenzatoUniversity of Milan ATAlessia TremoladaUniversity of Milan ACAlessandra CompariniUniversity of Milan

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Systematic review demonstrates effects of maxillary expansion on stability in orthodontic patients, indicating bone-supported methods may be more effective.

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The study aims to evaluate the post-treatment stability of maxillary expansion techniques, focusing on their skeletal and dental effects.
Conducted a systematic review of studies published in the last 10 years with a follow-up of ≥ 6 months.
Included randomized controlled trials and controlled clinical studies from databases such as PubMed, Scopus, and Embase.
Assessed orthopedic outcomes including midpalatal suture opening and skeletal transverse changes across 13 eligible studies.
All orthodontic devices led to significant short-term transverse expansion.
Bone-borne and hybrid systems achieved greater skeletal expansion with limited relapse compared to tooth-borne systems.
Long-term data suggest that loss of expansion is primarily linked to dental uprighting rather than a decrease in skeletal width.

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Cenzato et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ace1a3401087f2249dce5 https://doi.org/10.3390/children13081057

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Systematic review demonstrates effects of maxillary expansion on stability in orthodontic patients, indicating bone-supported methods may be more effective.

Skeletal and Dentoalveolar Components of Maxillary Expansion: A Systematic Review of Post-Treatment Stability

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Skeletal and Dentoalveolar Components of Maxillary Expansion: A Systematic Review of Post-Treatment Stability

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