What specifically?
An expansion device is used (MSE, MARPE or FME) manually to expand the palate by adjusting a miniscrew with small movements daily
Prices range from $3,000-$10,000 and can be a long process that will require ortho after expansion
What will this do?
Can make the mouth wider, improving the Alar base: mouth width ratio
Can make cheekbones/zygos wider, altering bizygomatic and total facial width measurements like eye-separation ratio
- MARPE before and after shows how a wider, fuller smile provides a lot more structure his face
