CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Eur J Dent 2021; 15(03): 599-605
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1728840
Case Report

Rapid Palatal Expansion Should Not Be Trivialized: Two Case Reports of Unexpected Complications

Gaia Lopponi
1   Department of Endodontics, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
2   Department of Orthodontics, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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Bortolo Giuliano Maino
3   Postgraduate Orthodontic School, Ferrara University, Ferrara, Italy
4   Private Practice of Orthodontics, Vicenza, Italy
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5   School of Dentistry, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Abstract

Rapid maxillary expansion is one of the most common orthodontic procedures performed in the pediatric population, easy to accomplish and compliance free, therefore really effective. Nevertheless, a careful diagnosis and frequent clinical follow-up appointments are necessary during the first weeks of active treatment. The purpose of this article was to report two cases of unexpected complications during orthopaedic maxillary expansion, involving two 7-year-old female patients, one presenting a saddle nose with suborbital hematoma and the other one an asymmetric palatal expansion. In both cases, the clinical situation progressively relapsed during the months following expansion appliance removal.



Publication History

Article published online:
25 June 2021

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