The objective of the present study was to compare the dentoskeletal effects of mini-screw-assisted rapid maxillary expansion (RME) in children with different body mass index (BMI) percentiles.
The study was performed on 20 patients who were divided into two groups based on their BMI percentiles as normal-weight (
A statistically significant increase was observed in maxillary intermolar and intercanine distances and palatal area measurements in both groups (
Mini-screw-assisted RME treatment significantly increased maxillary intermolar and intercanine width, and the palatal area in both groups; however, there was no significant difference between the BMI groups.