Torque changes of anchorage units in preadolescent patients treated with a digitally designed tooth-borne expander anchored to deciduous vs. permanent molars

Authors

  • S Drago Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genova, Genova
  • A Campobasso Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia
  • G Battista Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia
  • A De Mari Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genova, Genova
  • M Menini Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genova, Genova
  • M Migliorati Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genova, Genova

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23804/ejpd.2023.1933

Keywords:

Digital technology, Maxillary Expansion, Permanent Dentition, Mixed Dentition, Palatal Expansion Technique

Abstract

AIM: To compare the effects on permanent or deciduous anchorage dental units in patients treated with a digitally designed palatal expander. METHODS: Inclusion criteria were the following: presence of maxillary transverse deficiency, no previous orthodontic treatment, no extractions, absence of agenesis, congenital pathologies and cranio-maxillofacial malformations. Twenty patients (11 males, 9 females, 11 ± 1.8 years) received a digitally designed and metal printed palatal expander anchored on first permanent molars and 1 activation per day for 30 days (Group 1). Twenty-one patients (12 males, 9 females, 8.6 ± 1.4 years) received a digitally designed and metal printed palatal expander anchored on second deciduous molars and 2 activations per day for 14 days (Group 2). Digital intraoral scans were taken before expansion and after device removal, and torque and the palatal transverse diameter were digitally measured. The FDI notation was used to indicate each tooth CONCLUSION: Less dental torque augmentation was produced in Group 2.