Effects of osteopathic techniques of balancing SEB and separating the front-ethmoid suture in children with narrow palate

Abstract

The use of the disjunction by dentists, to solve the problem of narrow palate, allows to maintain flexible tissues and permeable sutures. The opening of the palatal suture by means of the dental disjunction confers greater freedom of movement to the upper jaw and the palatine but given the close relationship of this bones with the vomer, the ethmoid and even the spheno-basilar synchondrosis, it is hypothesized that osteopathy could contribute not only to accelerate the process of disjunction, but also to avoid the recurrences of it. The maneuvers proposed here take into consideration the cranial structures that are in direct relation with the bony palate. The aim is to analyze whether the osteopathic maneuver of the balancing of the spheno-basilar synchondrosis and the front-ethmoidal separation influence the angle of the sella turcica, the joint angle and the distance between the central fossae in children with narrow palate who use a disjunction. A controlled, randomized, longitudinal and double-blind clinical trial was conducted; with experimental group and control group and two external evaluators. Measurements have been made prior to treatment, and after 45. It was shown that the two osteopathic maneuvers used were sufficient to cause significant increases in the angle of the sella turcica and the joint, and the distance between fossa and fossa of the first permanent molars. Osteopathic interventions were performed before placing the circuit breaker, 15 days and 35 days later.