Rapid Maxillary Expansion for Residual Pediatric

Control weight will be started in obese children to decrease upper airway resistance and airway collapsibility. Close follow-up in order to detect comorbidities.

Mid-palatal suture osteogenic distraction delivered through a self-activated acrylic intraoral device custom-fit into the children´s palate and maxillary posterior teeth providing a transverse expansion of the dentofacial skeleton.