Rapid maxillary expansion and nasal patency in children with Down syndrome

Rhinology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 138-142

  Pinto de Moura, Carla ^a,b   Vales, Fernando ^a   Andrade, David ^b   Cunha, Luís Miguel ^c   Barros, Henrique ^a   Pueschel, Siegfried M ^d   Pais Clemente, M ^a  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FERNANDO PESSOA   (Portugal)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic rhinometry; Down syndrome; Maxillary expansion; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLA HYPOPLASIA; MOUTH CAVITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; ORTHODONTICS; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PHENOTYPE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RAPID MAXILLARY EXPANSION; RHINOMETRY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONGUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MAXILLA; NASAL CAVITY; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; ORTHODONTIC RETAINERS; PALATAL EXPANSION TECHNIQUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINOMETRY, ACOUSTIC;

EID: 21344444160     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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