Surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion with bone-borne versus tooth-borne distraction appliances —a systematic review

The objective was to test the hypothesis of no difference in skeletal and dental arch expansion and relapse after surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion with a bone-borne compared with a tooth-borne appliance. The PubMed, Embase (Ovid), Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar databases were searched in combination with a hand-search of relevant journals up until December 2017. No language restriction was applied. Two short-term randomized controlled trials with a low risk of bias fulfilled the inclusion criteria. (Source: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)

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