Clinical Trial: Evaluation of Palatal Rugae-Based Identification After Maxillary Expansion Using Local Morphological Patch Analysis

U.S., June 26 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07667933) titled 'Evaluation of Palatal Rugae-Based Identification After Maxillary Expansion Using Local Morphological Patch Analysis' on June 10.

Brief Summary: This study investigates the reliability of palatal rugae-based identification following maxillary expansion procedures, including Miniscrew-Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion (MARPE) and Surgically Assisted Rapid Maxillary Expansion (SARME). Because maxillary expansion alters the morphology of the palatal vault and the spatial relationship of the palatal rugae, conventional global alignment of the anterior palate may not provide stable post-treatment identification. The study evaluates a novel...