Three-Dimensional Evaluation of the Upper Airway Morphological Changes in Growing Patients with Skeletal Class III Malocclusion Treated by Protraction Headgear and Rapid Palatal Expansion: A Comparative Research

Xueling Chen; Dongxu Liu; Ju Liu; Zizhong Wu; Yongtao Xie; Liang Li; Hong Liu; Tiantian Guo; Chen Chen; Shijie Zhang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0135273

Loading metrics

Open Access

Peer-reviewed

Research Article

Three-Dimensional Evaluation of the Upper Airway Morphological Changes in Growing Patients with Skeletal Class III Malocclusion Treated by Protraction Headgear and Rapid Palatal Expansion: A Comparative Research

Xueling Chen ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xueling Chen, Dongxu Liu

Affiliations Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Shandong University, Jinan, China, Department of Orthodontics, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, School of Dentistry, Shandong University, Jinan, China, Department of Stomatology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
⨯
Dongxu Liu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xueling Chen, Dongxu Liu

Affiliations Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Shandong University, Jinan, China, Department of Orthodontics, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, School of Dentistry, Shandong University, Jinan, China
⨯
Ju Liu,

Affiliation Medical Research Center, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
⨯
Zizhong Wu,

Affiliation Department of Stomatology, The Chinese People’s Liberation Army 88 Hospital, Taian, China
⨯
Yongtao Xie,

Affiliation Department of Stomatology, Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital of Shandong Province, Jinan, China
⨯
Liang Li,

Affiliation Department of Orthodontics, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, School of Dentistry, Shandong University, Jinan, China
⨯
Hong Liu,

Affiliation Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Shandong University, Jinan, China
⨯
Tiantian Guo,

Affiliations Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Shandong University, Jinan, China, Department of Stomatology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
⨯
Chen Chen,

Affiliations Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Shandong University, Jinan, China, Department of Stomatology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
⨯
Shijie Zhang

* E-mail: meijie0909@sina.com

Affiliation Department of Stomatology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
⨯

Three-Dimensional Evaluation of the Upper Airway Morphological Changes in Growing Patients with Skeletal Class III Malocclusion Treated by Protraction Headgear and Rapid Palatal Expansion: A Comparative Research

Xueling Chen,
Dongxu Liu,
Ju Liu,
Zizhong Wu,
Yongtao Xie,
Liang Li,
Hong Liu,
Tiantian Guo,
Chen Chen,
Shijie Zhang

Published: August 7, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135273

Reader Comments (0)

Post a new comment on this article

Subject Areas
?

For more information about PLOS Subject Areas, click here.
We want your feedback. Do these Subject Areas make sense for this article? Click the target next to the incorrect Subject Area and let us know. Thanks for your help!

Nasopharynx
Is the Subject Area "Nasopharynx" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Mandible
Is the Subject Area "Mandible" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Oropharynx
Is the Subject Area "Oropharynx" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Incisors
Is the Subject Area "Incisors" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Molars
Is the Subject Area "Molars" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Palate
Is the Subject Area "Palate" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Tongue
Is the Subject Area "Tongue" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Maxilla
Is the Subject Area "Maxilla" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.