Palate widening with orthodontics reduces the size of adenoids and tonsils in children
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Audrey Yoon et al. "Impact of rapid palatal expansion on the size of adenoids and tonsils in children." Sleep Medicine (2022). doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2022.02.011
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Sleep Medicine, tonsillar hypertrophy, adenoid hypertrophy, sleep disordered breathing, SDB, rapid palatal expansion, RPE, pediatric obstructive sleep apnea, OSA, narrow high arch palate, airway, tongue posture, cone beam computational tomography, CBCT, Hyrax expander, adenotonsillar hypertrophy, airway resistance