Sleep Apnea
Does Palate Expansion Improve Nasal Airway Resistance?
Relevant quotes from scientific papers as of 28 December 2019.
The studies below indicate that palate expansion usually improves nasal airway resistance.
Since palate expansion has historically only been successful with children or young adolescents, most of the studies are on them. SARME, MARPE and DOME have made palate expansion possible in adults but there are less studies available as the techniques haven’t been in use anywhere near as long. The studies that are available indicate that even mature adults can derive similar improvements in nasal airway resistance to those historically documented in children. (more…)