The RME force is not only concentrated on widening the maxilla,
it is concomitant changes occur in craniofacial sutures, from here
the need for this study was originated.
Aim of the study: To investigate the immediate effect of rapid
maxillary expansion on the spheno-occipital Synchondrosis in
children using cone beam computed tomography.
It is difficult to choose between the rapid maxillary expansion
(RME) and surgically assisted RME (SARME), we aimed to study the
relationship between the obliteration index in midpalatal suture
and cervical vertebral maturation staging (CVMs).
