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Table 2 List of complications for both groups (MAPE and SARPE)

From: Success and complication rate of miniscrew assisted non-surgical palatal expansion in adults - a consecutive study using a novel force-controlled polycyclic activation protocol

Type of complication

MAPE group

N = 27

SARPE group

N = 5

Total

N = 32

Soft tissue related

0

1

1 (3.1%)

Tooth related

0

0

0

Hardware related

5

1

6 (18.8%)

Patients with any complication

5/27 (18.5%)

2/5 (40.0%)

7/32 (21.9%)

  1. MAPE: successful non-surgical expansion using the MICRO-4 appliance; SARPE: not successful non-surgical expansion using the MICRO-4 appliance