MARPE as an adjunct to orthodontic treatment

ABSTRACT Introduction: Miniscrew or microimplant-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) devices are used to achieve a skeletal expansion of the palate and to increase the arch perimeter. Objective: To describe the treatment of a 23-year-old woman with an Angle Class II, division 1 malocclusion with constricted maxillary and mandibular arches. Case report: The patient's main complaint was mandibular anterior crowding. The treatment plan included expansion of the mandibular arch concurrent with maxillary expansion, using a MARPE appliance in combination with a full-fixed appliance to align and level the crowded mandibular teeth, along with miniscrews as anchorage for the maxillary teeth and for distalization of the molars and premolars. A successful non-extraction orthodontic treatment was accomplished after 28 months, and the occlusion and teeth alignment, as well as facial goals, were resolved in a clinically satisfactory manner. Conclusion: The treatment objectives were met, and the outcome of the expansion of the maxillary arch with a MARPE appliance as an adjunct to a fixed appliance was considered a success. An esthetic, functional, and stable result after a 1-year follow-up was achieved and was satisfactory to the patient.

RESUMO Introdução: Os aparelhos para expansão rápida da maxila (ERM) apoiada em mini-imlantes (MI) (MARPE) são usados para obter uma expansão esquelética do palato e aumentar o perímetro da arcada dentária superior. Objetivo: Este relato de caso descreve o tratamento de uma paciente do sexo feminino de 23 anos de idade, com má oclusão Classe II de Angle, divisão 1, com constrição das arcadas superior e inferior. Relato de caso: A queixa principal da paciente era o apinhamento anteroinferior. O plano de tratamento incluiu a expansão maxilar usando o aparelho MARPE, em combinação com aparelho fixo para a expansão da arcada inferior, concomitante ao alinhamento e nivelamento. Utilizou-se MI como ancoragem para a distalização dos molares e pré-molares superiores. O tratamento ortodôntico sem extrações foi realizado em 28 meses, e a oclusão e o alinhamento dos dentes, assim como os resultados faciais obtidos, foram clinicamente satisfatórios. Conclusão: Os objetivos do tratamento foram alcançados, e o resultado da ERM com aparelho MARPE junto ao aparelho fixo foi considerado um sucesso. Observou-se resultados estéticos e funcionais estáveis após um ano de acompanhamento, satisfatórios para a paciente.

Disyunción maxilar rápida asistida con microtornillos en pacientes en crecimiento con deficiencia maxilar transversal / Miniscrew assisted rapid maxillary expansion in growing patients with transverse maxillary deficiency

RESUMEN: Introducción: La disyunción maxilar rápida tradicional (RME) ha sido el tratamiento de elección para corregir la maloclusión secundaria a la deficiencia maxilar transversal. Debido a las complicaciones que pueden presentar los pacientes, se han desarrollado técnicas de disyunción maxilar asistida por microtornillos (MARPE). Sin embargo, aún no hay consenso respecto a los reales beneficios de la disyunción maxilar rápida asistida por microtornillos por sobre la disyunción tradicional en pacientes jóvenes y en crecimiento. Métodos: Realizamos una búsqueda en Epistemonikos, la mayor base de datos de revisiones sistemáticas en salud, la cual es mantenida mediante el cribado de múltiples fuentes de información, incluyendo MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane, entre otras. Extrajimos los datos desde las revisiones identificadas, analizamos los datos de los estudios primarios, realizamos un metanálisis y preparamos una tabla de resumen de los resultados utilizando el método GRADE. Resultados y conclusiones: Identificamos siete revisiones sistemáticas que en conjunto incluyeron seis estudios primarios, de los cuales todos corresponden a ensayos aleatorizados. Concluimos que: la disyunción maxilar rápida asistida por microtornillos (MARPE) probablemente disminuye la pérdida de hueso alveolar bucal y la resistencia de la vía aérea nasal en comparación a la disyunción maxilar rápida tradicional (RME) (certeza evidencia moderada). MARPE podría disminuir la inclinación dentaria y resultar en poca o nula diferencia en la percepción de dolor en comparación con RME (certeza de la evidencia baja). No es posible establecer con claridad si MARPE aumenta la expansión maxilar en comparación con RME, debido a que la certeza de la evidencia ha sido evaluada como muy baja.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Traditional rapid maxillary expansion (RME) has been the gold-standard treatment to correct malocclusion secondary to transverse maxillary deficiency. Due to related complications, mini screw assisted maxillary expansion (MARPE) techniques have been developed. However, there is no consensus regarding the benefits of mini screw assisted maxillary expansion over traditional expansion in young and growing patients. Methods: We searched in Epistemonikos, the largest database of systematic reviews in health, which is maintained by screening multiple information sources, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane, among others. We extracted data from the systematic reviews, reanalyzed data of primary studies, conducted a meta-analysis and generated a summary of findings table using the GRADE approach. Results and conclusions: We identified seven systematic reviews including six studies overall, all of which were randomized trials. We concluded that mini screw maxillary expansion (MARPE) probably reduces buccal alveolar bone and nasal airway resistance compared to traditional rapid maxillary expansion (RME). MARPE may reduce dental inclination and result in little or no difference in pain perception compared to RME. We are uncertain whether MARPE improves maxillary expansion compared to RME, as the certainty of the evidence has been assessed as very low.

Evaluation of the effects of miniscrew incorporation in palatal expanders for young adults using finite element analysis / 대한치과교정학회지

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the stress distribution and displacement of various craniofacial structures after nonsurgical rapid palatal expansion (RPE) with conventional (C-RPE), bone-borne (B-RPE), and miniscrew-assisted (MARPE) expanders for young adults using three-dimensional finite element analysis (3D FEA). METHODS: Conventional, bone-borne, and miniscrew-assisted palatal expanders were designed to simulate expansion in a 3D FE model created from a 20-year-old human dry skull. Stress distribution and the displacement pattern for each circumaxillary suture and anchor tooth were calculated. RESULTS: The results showed that C-RPE induced the greatest stress along the frontal process of the maxilla and around the anchor teeth, followed by the suture area, whereas B-RPE generated the greatest stress around the miniscrew, although the area was limited within the suture. Compared with the other appliances, MARPE caused relatively even stress distribution, decreased the stress on the buccal plate of the anchor teeth, and reduced tipping of the anchor teeth. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study suggest that the incorporation of miniscrews in RPE devices may contribute to force delivery to the sutures and a decrease in excessive stress on the buccal plate. Thus, MARPE may serve as an effective modality for the nonsurgical treatment of transverse maxillary deficiency in young adults.

Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expander (MARPE): the quest for pure orthopedic movement

ABSTRACT The midpalatal suture has bone margins with thick connective tissue interposed between them, and it does not represent the fusion of maxillary palatal processes only, but also the fusion of palatal processes of the jaws and horizontal osseous laminae of palatal bones. Changing it implies affecting neighboring areas. It has got three segments that should be considered by all clinical analyses, whether therapeutic or experimental: the anterior segment (before the incisive foramen, or intermaxillary segment), the middle segment (from the incisive foramen to the suture transversal to the palatal bone ) and the posterior segment (after the suture transversal to the palatal bone ). Rapid palatal expansion might be recommended for patients at the final pubertal growth stage, in addition to adult patients with maxillary constriction. It represents a treatment solution that can potentially avoid surgical intervention. When performed in association with rapid palatal expanders, it might enhance the skeletal effects of the latter. Of the various designs of expansion appliances, MARPE (miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expander) has been modified in order to allow its operational advantages and outcomes to become familiar in the clinical practice.

RESUMO A sutura palatina mediana tem margens ósseas interpostas por tecido conjuntivo denso e não representa apenas a união dos processos palatinos da maxila, mas também a dos processos alveolares das maxilas e das lâminas horizontais dos ossos palatinos. Modificá-la implica em influenciar outras áreas vizinhas. Ela tem três segmentos a serem considerados em todas as análises clínicas, terapêuticas e experimentais: anterior (antes do forame incisivo, ou intermaxilar), médio (do forame incisivo até a sutura transversa com o osso palatino) e posterior (após a sutura transversa com o osso palatino). A expansão rápida da maxila pode ser indicada para pacientes que se encontram no final da fase de crescimento da puberdade, além de pacientes adultos com atresia maxilar, representando uma solução de tratamento, possivelmente evitando uma intervenção cirúrgica. Quando associada a aparelhos de protração maxilar, pode maximizar os efeitos esqueléticos desses. Entre os vários designs de aparelhos disjuntores, ultimamente encontra-se o MARPE (Miniscrew-Assisted Rapid Palatal Expander), que tem sido modificado para que ocorra, na rotina clínica, uma familiarização com suas vantagens operatórias e resultados obtidos.