Digital flow versus analogic flow in the programming and application of rapid palatal disjunction

Aim: The treatment of palatal disjunction has always been one of the most consolidated clinical practices for the resolution of the contraction of the upper jaw. Today, with the advent of digitalization, this therapy has also undergone changes related to the workflow. In this work we have analyzed the various phases of the work and their modification between the different working modes. Materials and methods: small patients who required rapid palatal disjunction were selected. The chair times for both types of work were analyzed, the reactions to the different methodologies and the overlapping of the results, these patients were selected from archive of one of the operators (RR), For this work two different technicians were selected, one delegated to the analogy flow (PG) the other to the digital flow (UB). Results: the analysis of the times revealed that the digital flow has a time saving of about 45 minutes linked to the reduction of visits as well as having a decidedly higher emotional impact on patients it represents a known and very familiar tool at this time. Conclusion: the digital workflow improves work performance by reducing appointments, anxiety on the part of the patient, guarantees the same performance and complications, however small our study was overlapping.