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Figure 3: Patient with transverse mandibular deficiency and primary anterior crowding. a) Panoramic tomograph of maxilla pretreatment, b) Postero-anterior radiograph pretreatment with bilateral crossbite in occlusion, c) Treatment with maxillary expansion appliance: marked increase in the transverse width of the maxilla, particularly visible from formation of the diastema between the central incisors, d) status following removal of the expansion appliance and before the end of orthodontic fine adjustment