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Exclusion criteria were systemic diseases or syndromes, CVMS 3\u20136, agenesis of upper second premolars, unavailability of the second deciduous molar for anchorage and Class III malocclusion.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Randomization<\/jats:title><jats:p>Patients were randomly assigned to the Leaf Expander\u00ae or RME group using a computer\u2010generated randomization list created by a central randomization centre. Randomization was conducted immediately before the start of treatment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Intervention<\/jats:title><jats:p>The intervention involved treatment with either the Leaf Expander\u00ae or the RME. Both devices were anchored to the second deciduous molars. Following randomization, patients were further categorized based on the presence of no crossbite, unilateral crossbite or bilateral crossbite.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Main Outcome Measure<\/jats:title><jats:p>The primary outcome measure was the distorotation of the upper first molar (U6). Secondary outcomes included measurements of interdental linear dimensions, specifically upper inter\u2010canine width (53\u201363), upper inter\u2010molar width (MV16\u2013MV26) and upper inter\u2010deciduous second molar width (55\u201365).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Blinding<\/jats:title><jats:p>The examiner analysing the digital casts was blinded to the treatment groups to prevent detection bias and ensure objective assessment. However, due to the nature of the intervention, blinding was not feasible for the patients and clinicians involved in administering the treatment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 150 patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to two groups: 75 to the Leaf Expander\u00ae group and 75 to the RME group. Recruitment started in November 2021 and was completed in November 2022. At the time of analysis, the trial was complete with no ongoing follow\u2010ups. ANOVA tests revealed no significant differences between the three subgroups (no\u2010cross, unilateral\u2010cross and bilateral\u2010cross) within both the Leaf Expander\u00ae and RME groups at T0. The Leaf Expander\u00ae demonstrated significantly greater distorotation in the unilateral crossbite subgroup compared to the RME (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.014). In terms of total molar distorotation, the Leaf Expander\u00ae appliance showed a significantly greater effect (12.66\u00b0) compared with conventional RME (7.83\u00b0). Linear regression analysis demonstrated a significant correlation between the extent of expansion and the degree of molar rotation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Maxillary expansion resulted in significant spontaneous molar distorotation when the appliance was bonded to the second deciduous molars. The Leaf Expander\u00ae exhibited significantly greater molar distorotation compared with conventional RME. 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