Effects of rapid maxillary expansion or alternating rapid maxillary expansion and constriction on nasal mucociliary clearance : A randomized clinical trial.

Zeynep Çoban Büyükbayraktar Cenk Doruk Mansur Doğan Gökcan Ertaş

Published in: Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie (2021)

This study demonstrated that the Alt-RAMEC protocol improved MCC and had a positive effect on nasal physiology by increasing the nasal volume more than that achieved by RME.

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