Research progress on the influential factors and treatment of the maxillary transverse deficiency
Transversal imbalance of the maxillary and mandibular is a common malocclusion in orthodontic treatment.Maxillary transverse deficiency is more common.Understanding the general pattern of the development of dental arch and basal bones'width of maxillary and mandibula and mastering the treatment methods for its developmental abnormali-ties are important conditions for the correct implementation of treatment.This article provides a review on the general pat-tern of dental arch and basal bones'transversal development of maxillary and mandibula,influencing factors and treat-ment methods of maxillary transverse deficiency,in order to provide reference for clinical diagnosis and treatment.