Smile Extra Distractor

If a large expansion is required

Surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion (SARPE) is needed in skeletal mature patients (closed midpalatal suture), to correct a transverse maxillary deficiency or hypoplasia of > 5 mm. This is frequently seen in adolescents and adults. Those patients often present with a unilateral or bilateral posterior cross-bite and anterior dental crowding.

The palatal distractor is easy to apply and to remove by the surgeon, easy to activate twice a day by the patient and easy to be monitored by a professional. Patients also report great satisfaction on the distractor, due to oral comfort and oral hygiene it offers.

Advantages

• Small and hygienic
• Largest expansion possibility
• Plates are self-adjusting to the bone surface
• Small pins for an additional grip on the bone

What should you tell your patient?

• He should see the opening between the 2 front teeth getting larger every day.
• The smile distractor needs to be cleaned daily by your patient using a soft child toothbrush.
• In case the distractor becomes loose during the healing process, he needs to contact you to re-tighten or remove it.

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