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I wonder, if Wilkodontics, AOO, PAOO and piezocision are basically all the same thing?

I came across this case: http://0.tqn.com/w/experts/Oral-Surgery-3405/2013/07/face-comparison.jpg Guy had narrow upper palate and got it expanded, he also had LefortI with advancement and impaction. What questions me is that he fixed flaws by the rules of every maxillo facial surgery manual, yet he ...

[quote="dantocanada"]Ed 1020, Wilckodontics doesn't open sutures to expand the palate. During the surgical procedure, additional bone is added with bone grafts. A Palate Expander and braces is then used to move the teeth into the new bone. The end result is a thicker arch with more permane...

[quote="dantocanada"]I also had a very narrow palate, and so I just had [b]my palate expanded using Wilckodontics surgery and a palate expander. [/b] Can't say it was the most pleasurable experience, but it has been fast. Wllckodontics not only allows the reshaping of your jaw and palate, ...

Hi.

I was suggested by ortho to non surgically expand my maxilla. I should undergo braces appliance, transpalatal bar and TPA .

I wonder what transpalatal bar / TPA exactly does, is it expander and how it differs from classic lateral expanders?