Dental School, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and IRCCS San Raffaele, Milan, Italy - Department MeSVA, University of L´Aquila, L´Aquila, Italy.
Dental School, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and IRCCS San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
Eur J Paediatr Dent. 2019 Jun;20(2):116-118. doi: 10.23804/ejpd.2019.20.02.06.
The aim of this study is to analyse the correspondence between the reported number of activations and the number of prescribed activations.
A total of 114 subjects with constricted maxillary arches (58 males, 56 females; mean age 10.26 ± 1.92 years) were enrolled in the study. The subjects underwent RME and all the parents were provided with a screw activations report form in order to remind them the number of prescribed activations. At the removal of the expander, the screw was turned back in order to count the effective number of activations applied.
In 46 cases, out of a total of 114 patients, an involuntary error during the activation procedure was presumably made. A slight statistically significant correlation between the number of activations prescribed, and the number of incorrect activations was found. The errors consisted in added or missed activations, compared to the prescribed number but more frequently in missed activations with statistical significance.
Errors in following the rapid palatal expansion activation protocol are not uncommon. These errors could consist in missed or added activations to the number prescribed by the orthodontist, more often in missed ctivations.
本研究旨在分析报告的激活次数与规定激活次数之间的一致性。
共纳入 114 例上颌骨狭窄的患者（58 名男性，56 名女性；平均年龄 10.26±1.92 岁）。所有患者均接受 RME 治疗，并为所有家长提供了螺旋扩弓器激活报告表，以提醒他们规定的激活次数。在扩张器拆除时，将螺旋扩弓器转回以计算实际应用的激活次数。
在总共 114 例患者中，有 46 例患者在激活过程中可能发生了非自愿的错误。发现规定的激活次数与不正确的激活次数之间存在轻微的统计学显著相关性。这些错误表现为与规定数量相比，增加或遗漏了激活次数，但更常见的是有统计学意义的遗漏激活次数。
在遵循快速腭扩张激活方案时出现错误并不罕见。这些错误可能表现为遗漏或增加了正畸医生规定的激活次数，更常见的是遗漏激活次数。
