Comparison of Different Types of Palatal Expanders: Scoping Review.
Angelo Michele InchingoloAssunta PatanoMatteo De SantisGaetano Del VecchioLaura FerranteRoberta MorollaCarmela PezzollaRoberta SardanoLeonardo DongiovanniInchingolo FrancescoIoana Roxana BordeaAndrea PalermoAlessio Danilo InchingoloGianna DipalmaPublished in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
Clinically and radiographically, the outcomes are similar to those obtained with RME and SME appliances; Therefore, it might be a useful treatment choice as an alternative to RME/SME equipment in cases of poor patient compliance or specific situations. Finally, all of the devices studied produce meaningful skeletal growth of the palate. The use of skeletally anchored devices does, without a doubt, promote larger and more successful growth in adolescent patients.