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Sandoval Vidal, Paulo

Shayani, Anis

Carrasco, Ivonne Garay

Gerlach, Marco Merino

Midpalatal Suture Maturation Method for the Assessment of Maturation before Maxillary Expansion: A Systematic Review

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Assessment of midpalatal suture maturation is crucial before deciding which type of maxillary expansion technique will be performed to treat transverse discrepancies. In 2013, Angelieri et al. proposed a new method to evaluate midpalatal maturation using cone-beam computed tomography. The aim of this study was to systematically identify, evaluate, and provide a synthesis of the existing literature about this new method and to rigorously assess the methodological quality of these articles. A bibliographic search was carried out using PubMed, Cochrane Library, SciELO, LILACS, Web of Science, and Scopus using the terms midpalatal suture, cranial sutures, palate, maturation, interdigitation, ossification, maxillary expansion, evaluation, assessment, and assess. Quality assessment was performed using the Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies tool developed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Hence, 56 articles were obtained, of which only 10 met the selection criteria. We could not include any of the data into an analysis because of the large variation of the data collected and high methodological heterogeneity found among studies. Of all the studies included, 10% had poor quality, 70% fair, and 20% good quality, respectively. Even though age and sex play a role in midpalatal suture obliteration, there is a poor correlation between these variables. Thus, every patient should be assessed individually before choosing the best protocol for maxillary expansion. The midpalatal suture maturation method has the potential to be used for diagnostic purposes, but clinicians should be cautious of routinely using it because an extensive training and calibration program should be performed prior.

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10.3390/diagnostics12112774

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midpalatal suture maturation method

maxillary expansion

cranial sutures

ossification

interdigitation

RAPID PALATAL EXPANSION

COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY EVALUATION

HAND-WRIST

SKELETAL MATURATION

YOUNG-ADULTS

DENTAL CHANGES

CVM METHOD

AGE

MALOCCLUSION

MATURITY

Medicina general e interna

método de maduración de la sutura palatina media

expansión maxilar

suturas craneales

osificación

interdigitación

EXPANSIÓN PALATAL RÁPIDA

EVALUACIÓN POR TOMOGRAFÍA COMPUTARIZADA

MANO-MUÑECA

MADURACIÓN ESQUELÉTICA

JÓVENES-ADULTOS

CAMBIOS DENTALES

MÉTODO CVM

EDAD

MALOCCLUSIÓN

MATURIDAD

Odontología, Cirugía y Medicina Oral

Radiología, Medicina Nuclear y de Imágenes

Otros Temas de Medicina Clínica

Midpalatal Suture Maturation Method for the Assessment of Maturation before Maxillary Expansion: A Systematic Review

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