Akram S Alyessary1, Siti A Othman2, Adrian U J Yap3, Zamri Radzi2, Mohammad T Rahman2. 1. University of Malaya, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Karbala University, College of dentistry, Department of Orthodontics, Karbala, Iraq. Electronic address: akramshaker24@yahoo.com. 2. University of Malaya, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 3. National University Health System, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Department of Dentistry, Singapore, Singapore; University of Malaya, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This systematic review aims to determine the effects of non-surgical rapid maxillary expansion (RME) on breathing and upper airway structures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An electronic search of the scientific literature from January 2005 to June 2016 was done using Web of Science, Dentistry & Oral Sciences Source and PubMed databases. A combination of search terms "rapid maxillary expansion", "nasal", "airway" and "breathing" were used. Studies that involved surgical or combined RME-surgical treatments and patients with craniofacial anomalies were excluded. RESULTS: The initial screening yielded a total of 183 articles. After evaluation of the titles, abstracts and accessing the full text, a total of 20 articles fulfilled both inclusion/exclusion criteria and possessed adequate evidence to be incorporated into this review. CONCLUSIONS: Non-surgical RME was found to improve breathing, increase nasal cavity geometry and decrease nasal airway resistance in children and adolescents.
OBJECTIVE: This systematic review aims to determine the effects of non-surgical rapid maxillary expansion (RME) on breathing and upper airway structures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An electronic search of the scientific literature from January 2005 to June 2016 was done using Web of Science, Dentistry & Oral Sciences Source and PubMed databases. A combination of search terms "rapid maxillary expansion", "nasal", "airway" and "breathing" were used. Studies that involved surgical or combined RME-surgical treatments and patients with craniofacial anomalies were excluded. RESULTS: The initial screening yielded a total of 183 articles. After evaluation of the titles, abstracts and accessing the full text, a total of 20 articles fulfilled both inclusion/exclusion criteria and possessed adequate evidence to be incorporated into this review. CONCLUSIONS: Non-surgical RME was found to improve breathing, increase nasal cavity geometry and decrease nasal airway resistance in children and adolescents.