Abstract

AMARAL, Marcelo Fernando do; CAUBI, Antônio Figueiredo; LAGO, Carlos Augusto Pereira do  and  MELO, Auremir Rocha. Avaliação clínica da expansão maxilar cirurgicamente assistida Clinical evaluation of surgically assisted maxillary expansion. Rev. cir. traumatol. buco-maxilo-fac. [online]. 2011, vol.11, n.4, pp. 65-72. ISSN 1808-5210.

The maxillary transverse dimension is the least that grows, can cause a maxillary transverse deficiency. The surgically assisted maxillary expansion (SAME) it is often necessary in adult patients, to achieve a stable and functional occlusion. SAME consists of a procedure to assist for release the greatest resistance maxillary region through osteotomies, thus obtaining the maxillary expansion satisfactorily. The aim of this study is evaluate the results of patients who have undergone maxillary expansion assisted surgery and discuss the current literature

Keywords : Palatal Expansion Technique; Orthognathic Surgery; Maxilla.