eng Science and Education Publishing International Journal of Dental Sciences and Research 2333-1259 2021-11-05 9 2 34 36 10.12691/ijdsr-9-2-3 IJDSR2021923 article Anas Alammar anas1yousef@gmail.com 1 Department of Orthodontics, Qassim Regional Dental Center, Qassim, Saudi Arabia Objective: The aim of the study was to compare pain experience during rapid palatal expansion using two different types of palatal expanders (banded and bonded hyrax). Material and methods: A total of 37 patient (22 girls and 15 boys) with age range 6-13 year for boys and 7-13 years for girls. Banded and bonded hyrax were compared for pain perception during a three-day follow up. Results: No statistically significant difference was found when comparing the two different expanders. Overall, the pain was mild to moderate. Conclusion: We found no difference in pain perception when comparing banded and bonded Hyrax expanders. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ijdsr/9/2/3/ijdsr-9-2-3.pdf expansion RPE Pain and Hyrax