2026 / 03

DOI: 10.24075/brsmu.2026.022
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Morphological and functional changes in the upper respiratory tract following rapid palatal expansion in adolescents

Mrikaeva OM1 , Akhmatova FT1 , Kakaeva MR1 , Rasukhanova EU1 , Elmurzaev SS-Kh2 , Dzhabrailov BKh2 , Yusupova ST2 , Tugueva SL2 , Idrisova SM2
About authors

1 North Ossetian State University named after K.L. Khetagurov, Vladikavkaz, Russia

2 North Ossetian State Medical Academy, Vladikavkaz, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Oksana M. Mrikayeva
Vatutina, 44-46, Vladikavkaz, 362025, Russia, Republic of North Ossetia — Alania; ur.xednay@o-aveakirm

About paper

Author contribution: Mrikayeva OM — study concept and design, scientific guidance, text editing; Akhmatova FT, Kakaeva MR, Rasukhanova EU — collection of clinical material, database compilation, statistical processing, manuscript preparation; Elmurzaev SS-Kh, Dzhabrailov BKh, Yusupova ST, Tugueva SL, Idrisova SM — literature analysis, morphometry and functional measurements, manuscript formalization.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the local Ethics Committee of North Ossetian State Medical Academy of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Minutes No. 4 of September 18, 2025). Parents or legal representatives have voluntarily signed informed consent forms for all underage participants; adolescents have consented to medical examination and the processing of anonymized data.

Received: 2026-03-19 Accepted: 2026-05-05 Published online: 2026-05-18
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