Background The objective of this study was to evaluate the short-term and long-term effects
of tooth-anchored and bone-anchored maxillary expansion appliances on the condyle–
fossa relationship, compared to those in a matched control group. Another objective of the
study was to evaluate whether the amount of dental and skeletal expansion is correlated
with the condyle–fossa relationship. Methods A total of 180 cone-beam computed
tomography scans (CBCTs) for 60 subjects were analyzed for 3 groups: 1) bone-anchored …