Maxillary Expansion can address sleep related breathing disorders in children

“Pediatric OSA in non-obese children is a disorder of oral-facial growth.” “Several studies have shown that [rapid maxillary expansions] have a clear impact on pediatric OSA and may resolve the residual symptomatology seen in the post-adenotonsillectomy patients.” “When a high and narrow hard palate was noted..hypotonia was also present and sleep disordered breathing was noted.”

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