Table 6.
Characteristics of the selected studies.
| Name of the Author | Year of Publication | Study Title | Type of Study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell21 | 2018 | Rapid maxillary expansion and protraction alleviates obstructive sleep apnea in non-syndromic children with cleft palate (doctoral dissertation, UCSF). | Cross-sectional |
| Campbell21 | 2018 | Rapid maxillary expansion and protraction alleviates obstructive sleep apnea in non-syndromic children with cleft palate (doctoral dissertation, UCSF). | Cross-sectional |
| Guilleminault et al.23 | 2011 | Adeno-tonsillectomy and rapid maxillary distraction in pre-pubertal children, a pilot study. | Pilot Study |
| Taddei et al.24 | 2015 | Effects of rapid maxillary expansion and mandibular advancement on upper airways in Marfan's syndrome children: a home sleep study and cephalometric evaluation. | Experiment |
| Buccheri et al.25 | 2017 | Rapid maxillary expansion in obstructive sleep apnea in young patients: Cardiorespiratory monitoring. | Cross-sectional |
| Pirelli et al.26 | 2012 | Rapid maxillary expansion before and after adenotonsillectomy in children with obstructive sleep apnea. | Experimental study |
| Kim27 | 2014 | Orthodontic treatment with rapid maxillary expansion for treating a boy with severe obstructive sleep apnea. | Case Study |
| Helal28 | 2019 | Parents' perceptions of breathing pattern changes, sleep quality, and fatigue in children after rapid maxillary expansion: a survey and case series study. | Case series study |
| Pirelli et al.29 | 2015 | Rapid maxillary expansion (RME) for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea: a 12-year follow-up. | Prospective |
| Villa et al.7 | 2011 | Efficacy of rapid maxillary expansion in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: 36 months of follow-up. Sleep and Breathing. | Experimental study |
| Villa et al.7 | 2011 | Efficacy of rapid maxillary expansion in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: 36 months of follow-up. Sleep and Breathing. | Experimental study |