Table 5: The clinician should realize that with activation of the RME appliance he/she is also forces on other structures that may or may not be beneficial for the patient [42].
| Sutures |
Maximum von Mises Stress Values, kg/mm2 |
Minimum von Mises Stress Values, kg/mm2 |
Average von Mises Stress Values, kg/mm2 |
| Internasal |
55.4 |
7.22 |
19.18 |
| Nasofrontal |
32.7 |
8.13 |
15.82 |
| Nasomaxillary |
25.6 |
12.8 |
19.46 |
| Frontomaxillary |
9.38 |
8.11 |
8.67 |
| Zygomaticomaxillary |
8.95 |
2.85 |
5.71 |
| Zygomaticofrontal |
33.0 |
4.11 |
14.42 |
| Zygomaticotemporal |
9.27 |
1.99 |
5.24 |
Computational result of the Von-Mises stress distribution on the various sutures of the craniofacial complex following 5 mm of transverse expansion.