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. 2018 Sep;88(5):638-648.
doi: 10.2319/110217-749.1. Epub 2018 May 22.

Positional and dimensional temporomandibular joint changes after correction of posterior crossbite in growing patients: A systematic review

Mohamed T Ellabban, Ahmed I Abdul-Aziz, Mona M Salah Fayed, Mai H AboulFotouh, Ehab S Elkattan, Mushira M Dahaba

Positional and dimensional temporomandibular joint changes after correction of posterior crossbite in growing patients: A systematic review

Mohamed T Ellabban et al. Angle Orthod. 2018 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: To elucidate the positional and dimensional temporomandibular joint (TMJ) changes after correction of posterior crossbite in growing patients.

Materials and methods: A systematic unrestricted search was done in six databases until June 27, 2017. A manual search in the reference lists of the included studies and gray literature was also performed. The eligibility criteria included randomized controlled trials and prospective nonrandomized controlled clinical trials and a sample of growing subjects with posterior crossbite that required maxillary expansion. Risk of bias assessment was performed using Cochrane's Risk of Bias Tool. The literature search, study inclusion, risk of bias assessment, evaluation of quality of evidence (GRADE), and data extraction were performed by two reviewers independently.

Results: Only two articles were finally eligible to be included in the qualitative analysis. Both studies were RCTs and were assessed as having unclear risk of bias. Meta-analysis was not possible since one study used cone-beam computed tomography as an assessment tool while the other used ultrasonography. One study reported significant reduction in the condylar positional difference between centric and habitual occlusion in the treatment group, while no spontaneous correction of condylar asymmetric position occurred in the control group. The other study reported minor changes of condylar position in both treatment and control groups.

Conclusions: The current available data provide insufficient and weak evidence to form a solid and firm conclusion. There is poor, very low-quality evidence regarding the positional and dimensional effects of posterior crossbite correction on the TMJs.

Keywords: Maxillary expansion; Systematic review; Temporomandibular joint.

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PRISMA flow diagram summarizing the literature search.
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Risk of bias summary: review authors' judgments about each risk of bias item for each included study.
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