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A I Pearson

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Surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion: a modified approach in a patient with a missing lateral incisor.

In conventional surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion, a diastema is opened between the central incisors. A case is presented in which the surgical procedure was modified so that the split of the maxilla occurred in the region of a missing lateral incisor rather than at the midline. This facilitated restoration of the space with a prosthetic tooth almost immediately following surgery.

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