Korean J Orthod
Published online June 10, 2020
Copyright © The Korean Association of Orthodontists.
Yoon-Soo Ahn, DDS1
Sung-Hwan Choi, DDS, PhD1,2
Kee-Joon Lee, DDS, PhD1
Young-Soo Jung, DDS, PhD3
Hyoung-Seon Baik, DDS, PhD1
Hyung-Seog Yu, DDS, PhD1
1 Department of Orthodontics, Institute of Craniofacial Deformity, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
2 BK21 PLUS Project, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
3 Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Science Research center, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
Correspondence to:Hyung-Seog Yu, DDS, PhD
Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Institute of Craniofacial Deformity, Yonsei University College of Dentistry
Tel: (82-2) 2228-3104, /Fax: (82-2) 363-3404, yumichael@yuhs.ac
50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether postsurgical stability differs after orthognathic surgery with bilateral intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy (IVRO) in skeletal Class III patients with and without nonsurgical miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE)
Methods: The subjects were retrospectively divided into two groups (n = 20 each) according to whether MARPE was used to correct a maxillomandibular transverse discrepancy during presurgical orthodontic treatment. Serial lateral cephalometric radiographs and dental casts were analyzed until 6 months after surgery.
Results: Before presurgical orthodontic treatment, the control and MARPE groups did not differ significantly with regard to sex and age. However, the maxillomandibular intermolar width difference of about 3.1 mm was statistically significant (P < 0.001). Two days after surgery, the mandible was moved backward and upward without any significant intergroup difference. Six months after surgery, in the MARPE group, the maxillary intercanine (2.7 ± 2.1 mm), interpremolar (3.6 ± 2.4 mm), and intermolar arch widths (2.0 ± 1.3 mm) significantly increased (P < 0.001) compared to those before presurgical orthodontic treatment, but the widths were maintained or decreased in the control group. However, there was no difference in surgical changes and postsurgical stability between the two groups. No significant correlations existed between the amount of maxillary expansion and postsurgical mandibular movement.
Conclusions: In skeletal class III adult patients with a transverse maxillary deficiency, which requires bimaxillary surgery, MARPE can be used for the stable and nonsurgical expansion of the maxilla.
Keywords: Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion, Maxillomandibular transverse discrepancy, Mandibular prognathism, Skeletal Class III, Stability
Korean J Orthod
Published online June 10, 2020
Copyright © The Korean Association of Orthodontists.
Yoon-Soo Ahn, DDS1
Sung-Hwan Choi, DDS, PhD1,2
Kee-Joon Lee, DDS, PhD1
Young-Soo Jung, DDS, PhD3
Hyoung-Seon Baik, DDS, PhD1
Hyung-Seog Yu, DDS, PhD1
1 Department of Orthodontics, Institute of Craniofacial Deformity, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
2 BK21 PLUS Project, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
3 Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Science Research center, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
Correspondence to:Hyung-Seog Yu, DDS, PhD
Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Institute of Craniofacial Deformity, Yonsei University College of Dentistry
Tel: (82-2) 2228-3104, /Fax: (82-2) 363-3404, yumichael@yuhs.ac
50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether postsurgical stability differs after orthognathic surgery with bilateral intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy (IVRO) in skeletal Class III patients with and without nonsurgical miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE)
Methods: The subjects were retrospectively divided into two groups (n = 20 each) according to whether MARPE was used to correct a maxillomandibular transverse discrepancy during presurgical orthodontic treatment. Serial lateral cephalometric radiographs and dental casts were analyzed until 6 months after surgery.
Results: Before presurgical orthodontic treatment, the control and MARPE groups did not differ significantly with regard to sex and age. However, the maxillomandibular intermolar width difference of about 3.1 mm was statistically significant (P < 0.001). Two days after surgery, the mandible was moved backward and upward without any significant intergroup difference. Six months after surgery, in the MARPE group, the maxillary intercanine (2.7 ± 2.1 mm), interpremolar (3.6 ± 2.4 mm), and intermolar arch widths (2.0 ± 1.3 mm) significantly increased (P < 0.001) compared to those before presurgical orthodontic treatment, but the widths were maintained or decreased in the control group. However, there was no difference in surgical changes and postsurgical stability between the two groups. No significant correlations existed between the amount of maxillary expansion and postsurgical mandibular movement.
Conclusions: In skeletal class III adult patients with a transverse maxillary deficiency, which requires bimaxillary surgery, MARPE can be used for the stable and nonsurgical expansion of the maxilla.
Keywords: Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion, Maxillomandibular transverse discrepancy, Mandibular prognathism, Skeletal Class III, Stability