Comparing and evaluating upper airway changes between conventional palatal expansion and palatal expansion with implants using CBCT

COMPARATIVE EVALUATION USING CBCT FOR 3-DIMENSIONAL UPPER AIRWAY CHANGES BETWEEN RAPID PALATAL EXPANSION (RPE) AND MICROIMPLANT ASSISTED RAPID PALATAL EXPANSION (MARPE)- A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2020/08/027357

Enrollment

Registered

2020-08-24

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M260- Major anomalies of jaw size

Interventions

Intervention1: Microimplant assisted rapid palatal expansion: experimental group with constricted maxilla will be treated with microimplant assisted rapid palatal expansion and airway changes will be

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who are indicated for maxillary expansion 2. Subjects with healthy periodontal tissues. 3. Subjects with no prior history of orthodontic treatment / orthognathic surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with craniofacial deformities 2. Patients with pharyngeal pathologies 3. Patients with nasal obstruction, snoring 4. Patients with obstructive sleep apnea 5. Patients with adenoidectomy , tonsillectomy 6. Subjects with long term use of medications e.g. Antibiotics, phenytoin, cyclosporine, anti-inflammatory drugs ,systemic corticosteroids , bisphosphonates

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the upper airway changes produced by RPE and MARPE.Timepoint: -preoperatively -postoperatively	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To evaluate the upper airway changes produced by RPE and MARPETimepoint: -preoperatively -postoperatively	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAfraa Sultan Mohideen Sheriff

Government Dental College ,Mumbai

suryakant.powar@gmail.com9967631213

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026