Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Midpalatal Suture in Surgically Assisted Rapid Maxillary Expansion

Sumer A. P., Özer M., Sumer M., Danacı M., Tokalak F., Telcioglu N. T.

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, cilt.23, sa.5, ss.1375-1377, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/scs.0b013e3182519f0a
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1375-1377
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Ultrasonography, rapid maxillary expansion, rapid palatal expansion, DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS, PALATAL EXPANSION, COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, ULTRASOUND
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion (SARME), which combines orthodontics and surgery, is a well-established therapy for transverse maxillary hypoplasia in adults after sutural closure or completion of skeletal maturation. X-rays are usually the preferred monitoring technique for this treatment. Recently, ultrasound scanning has been used successfully in the follow-up of patients undergoing distraction osteogenesis. In this study, ultrasonography (US) was used in the evaluation of bone callus formation in the midpalatal suture in 3 patients undergoing SARME. For each patient, US was performed immediately after active expansion, at 2 and 4 months of the expansion period, at the removal of the expander 6 months later, and at 2 months after expander removal. The results indicated that US might be a useful and accurate method to assess bone fill in the midpalatal suture in patients undergoing SARME. However, further studies are necessary to clarify the US scores in a larger patient group undergoing SARME.