Palatal expansion process

So when they are doing the study, they say, all right, we corrected the procedural cross-bite at five years old, but when the patient was three years old, we have to do a transverse development.

We have to put a palatal expander.

So the problem was there, but you didn't see that problem.

So the problem is we took a diagnosis.

What issues can arise when the width of the palate is not enough? Is that best addressed in childhood? And if someone's already an adult, when is it worth exploring palate expansion using something like an ALF or alternative light wire functionals device? I'm seeing more people talking about something these days called the Vivos device.

What are the potential treatment options and what health related issues could be improved by going down the path of palatal expansion?

I think this is a topic that's been around for a little while.

In general, it's safe, but I am hearing more complications come about.

Please verify facts.

I asked, what's new in the field since our episodes on Emmett Schneiderman's work from minuscule-assisted palatal expansion and sleep apnea to GLP-1 drugs, oral appliance guidance, and AI on CBCT scans?

9.4 millimeters.

That's the gap between what a palatal expander claims to move and what it actually moves in adult basal bone.

I'd like to see the sample size after the first interim analysis.

I'd like to see the retention.

24 people through 6 months of palatal expansion and homesleep testing isn't a guarantee.

But that's the trial to watch.