Alternate Rapid Maxillary Expansion and Constriction (Alt-RAMEC) May Be More Effective Than Rapid Maxillary Expansion Alone for Protraction Facial Mask Treatment

Tingting Zhao; Fang Hua; Hong He

doi:10.1016/j.jebdp.2020.101408

Alternate Rapid Maxillary Expansion and Constriction (Alt-RAMEC) May Be More Effective Than Rapid Maxillary Expansion Alone for Protraction Facial Mask Treatment

J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2020 Jun;20(2):101408. doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2020.101408. Epub 2020 Feb 20.

Authors

Tingting Zhao, Fang Hua, Hong He

PMID: 32473799
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2020.101408

Abstract

Article title and bibliographic information: The effectiveness of Alt-RAMEC combined with maxillary protraction in the treatment of patients with a class III malocclusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Mohammed Almuzian, Elise McConnell, M. Ali Darendeliler, Fahad Alharbi & Hisham Mohammed. J Orthod 2018;45(4);250-9.

Source of funding: No financial support was reported.

Type of study/design: Systematic review.

Keywords: Alt-RAMEC; Class III malocclusion; Orthodontics; Palatal expansion; Protraction facial mask.

Publication types

Meta-Analysis
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Constriction
Extraoral Traction Appliances
Humans
Malocclusion, Angle Class III*
Maxilla
Palatal Expansion Technique*