| MARPE | Miniscrew-Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion |
| RPE | Rapid Palatal Expansion |
| SARPE | Surgically Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Scoping Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| PICOT | Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes, and Time (used for formulating research questions) |
| CBCT | Cone Beam Computed Tomography |
| OHRQoL | Oral Health-Related Quality of Life |