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Effectiveness of SARPE With 3 and 2-Segment Technique: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Brazil50 participantsStarted 2013-09

Plain-language summary

A few studies state that 3-segment SARPE has the following advantages: a) higher level of expansion symmetry; b) higher level of stability of the expansion achieved; and c) faster bone healing. The investigators hypothesize that 2-segment SARPE is as effective as 3-segment SARPE concerning treatment and/or quality of life in daily practice.

Who can participate

Age range17 Years – 50 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Being healthy and literate * Having 7-millimeter transverse maxilla deficiency bilaterally distributed. Exclusion Criteria: * Having undergone maxilla surgery previously * Having craniofacial anomaly * Having excessive dental crowding.

What they're measuring

Quality of Life

Timeframe: An average of 2 weeks after expansion.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02179593

SponsorFederal University of São Paulo

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-08

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