Corticopuncture Facilitated Microimplant-Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion

Figure 8

CBCT images after MARPE and corticopuncture procedure: (a, b) 3D reconstructed image in frontal view before and after expansion; (c, d) axial section of the maxilla at the level of anterior and posterior nasal spine before and after expansion; (e) coronal section at the level of the upper first molars showing suture split and molar inclination; and (f) sagittal section showing the bicortical anchorage of the miniscrews.

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