Evaluation of the Effect of Surgically Assisted Rapid Maxillary Expansion on Tooth Color

Bezmialem Vakif University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Maxillary Transverse Deficiency

Treatments: Procedure: surgery assisted rapid maxillary expansion

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07150572

118115

Details and patient eligibility

About

This prospective study aimed to evaluate effects of surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion (SARME) on the color, maxillary anterior teeth by comparing them with untreated control group.

Full description

In this study fifteen patients who underwent SARME and fifteen untreated control patients were included. Color measurements of the six maxillary anterior teeth were performed using a spectrophotometer. Periodontal health was assessed using the Gingival Index(GI), Probing Depth(PD), Plaque Index(PI), while pulp sensitivity was evaluated using an electric pulp tester(EPT). Color changes were calculated and fractal analysis was performed on CBCT images obtained evaluate the trabecular bone structure adjacent to the maxillary central incisors.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria for the study group:

Young adult patients with completed growth and development,

Presence of maxillary transverse deficiency greater than 5 mm,

Patients with bilateral or unilateral posterior crossbite,

Absence of congenital tooth loss, fractures, restorative procedures, or root canal treatment in the maxillary arch,

Good patient cooperation.

Inclusion criteria for the control group:

Young adult patients with no history of orthodontic treatment,

Absence of congenital tooth loss, fractures, restorative procedures, or root canal treatment in the maxillary anterior teeth.

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Exclusion criteria

• Exclusion criteria for both groups:

Patients consuming more than two cups of coffee or tea per day,

Patients who smoke,

Presence of systemic disorders that interfere with surgical procedures or bone metabolism,

Patients with craniofacial deformities or syndromic conditions,

Patients with poor cooperation.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Study Group

Experimental group

Description:

Under general anesthesia, the patients underwent a maxillary expansion procedure, during which the maxillary resistance sites were surgically released

Treatment:

Procedure: surgery assisted rapid maxillary expansion

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

no intervention