Research advances in surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion

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《Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery》 ›› 2025, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (3): 163-170. doi: 10.12439/kqhm.1005-4979.2025.03.001

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Research advances in surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion

JIN Mengmeng(), KANG Feiwu()

Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration & Tongji Research Institute of Stomatology & Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Tongji Stomatological Hospital and Dental School, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China

Received:2025-03-26 Accepted:2025-04-26 Published:2025-06-28 Online:2025-06-26

外科手术辅助上颌快速扩弓的研究进展

金蒙蒙(), 康非吾()

上海市同济口腔医院口腔颌面外科，同济大学口腔医学院，上海牙组织修复与再生工程技术研究中心，同济大学口腔医学研究所，上海 200072

通讯作者: 康非吾，教授. E-mail: kfw@tongji.edu.cn

作者简介:

金蒙蒙，博士研究生. E-mail: jinmm2096@163.com

专家简介:康非吾，主任医师、教授、博士研究生导师，上海市同济口腔医院（同济大学附属口腔医院）副院长，口腔颌面外科学教研室主任。担任中华口腔医学会口腔医疗服务分会副主任委员、中华口腔医学会口腔颌面创伤与正颌专业委员会常务委员、中国医师协会口腔医师分会常务委员、上海市口腔医学会口腔颌面外科专业委员会主任委员、上海市医师协会口腔医师分会副会长、上海市口腔医学会常务理事。兼任《中华口腔医学杂志》《口腔颌面外科杂志》《口腔医学》等杂志编委，“十三五”规划教材《正颌外科学》编委。主持国家自然科学基金、上海市科学技术委员会、上海市卫生健康委员会、申康医院发展中心等科研课题20余项，在Journal of Dental Research、Bone、Acta Biomaterialia、International Journal of Biological Sciences等杂志发表论文80余篇。入选上海市东方英才拔尖项目，获得“上海市青年科技启明星”“仁心医者上海市杰出专科医师”等荣誉称号。

基金资助:
国家自然科学基金(82271013); 上海申康医院发展中心市级医院新兴前沿联合攻关项目(SHDC12024119); 上海市东方英才计划拔尖项目(BJWS2024018)

Abstract

Abstract:

Surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion (SARME) is a combined surgical-orthodontic treatment modality primarily used to address severe maxillary transverse deficiency (MTD) and dental arch constriction. SARME has undergone continuous refinement and optimization, becoming an essential therapeutic strategy in orthognathic treatment. This article comprehensively reviews the developmental trajectory of SARME, encompassing its surgical techniques, clinical efficacy, and potential complications. The review aims to provide clinicians and researchers with an updated perspective on SARME's evolving paradigm and propose future research directions.

Key words: surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion, maxillary transverse deficiency, surgical techniques, complications

摘要：

外科手术辅助上颌快速扩弓（surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion，SARME）是一种结合外科手术与正畸矫治技术的治疗方法，主要用于解决严重上颌横向发育不足（maxillary transverse deficiency，MTD）及牙弓狭窄的问题。SARME技术经过不断改进和完善，已成为外科辅助正畸领域的重要治疗手段。本文综述了SARME的发展历程、手术方式、临床效果及并发症等方面的研究进展，旨在为临床医生和研究者提供SARME的最新研究动态，并为未来的研究方向提供参考。

关键词: 外科手术辅助上颌快速扩弓, 上颌横向发育不足, 手术方式, 并发症

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R782

JIN Mengmeng, KANG Feiwu. Research advances in surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion[J]. 《Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery》, 2025, 35(3): 163-170.

金蒙蒙, 康非吾. 外科手术辅助上颌快速扩弓的研究进展[J]. 《口腔颌面外科杂志》, 2025, 35(3): 163-170.

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