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The Hybrid Aesthetic Functional (HAF) Appliance: A Less Visible Proposal for Functional Orthodontics

Case Reports in Dentistry, 2013
In modern orthodontics, aesthetics appear to have a decisive influence on orthodontic appliance preferences and acceptability. This paper reports the early application of a newly emerged functional device with enhanced aesthetics in a Class II treatment.
Christos Livas
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Class II division 1 malocclusion treatment with three types of fixed functional appliances

Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics, 2019
Objective: This study aimed at comparing the dentoskeletal changes in patients with Class II division 1 malocclusion, treated with three types of fixed functional appliances.
Deborah Brindeiro de Araújo Brito, José Fernando Castanha Henriques, Camilla Foncatti Fiedler, Guilherme Janson   +3 more
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Effect of Maxillary Expansion and Protraction in Class III Children on Quality of Life, Dentofacial and Upper Airway Characteristics: A Controlled Clinical Trial

Orthodontics &Craniofacial Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To explore the relationship between early dentofacial orthopaedic treatment, improvement in the width of oropharynx and nasopharynx, and quality of life. Materials and Methods Thirty‐three prepubertal children with skeletal Class III (median age 9 years; 56% females) received treatment with a maxillary expander and facemask.
Stjepan Spalj, Martina Zigante, Vedrana Tudor, Taner Öztürk, Ahmet Yağcı, Juan Martin Palomo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

ABOUT ORTHODONTIC FORCES IN APPLIANCES FOR TREATING MESIAL OCCLUSION (CLASS III)

Український стоматологічний альманах, 2018
Mesial occlusion is characterized by excessive development of the mandible and its displacement forward (anteriorly) on a background of underdevelopment of the maxilla or it’s retopologize.
K.V. Storozhenko, P.S. Flis, N.N. Tormahov   +2 more
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Effect of chin-cup treatment on the temporomandibular joint: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2017
SummaryAim: To systematically search the literature and assess the available evidence for the influence of chin-cup therapy on the temporomandibular joint regarding morphological adaptations and appearance of temporomandibular disorders (TMD).
Eliades, Theodore, Kloukos, Dimitrios, Patcas, Raphael, Zurfluh, Monika A.   +3 more
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Manufacturing of PEEK orthodontic baseplate and 3D-printed alloy components from an intraoral scan

Medicine
This paper demonstrates a digital manufacturing technique of a removable orthodontic appliance from an intraoral scan. An intraoral scan was made for the maxillary and mandibular arches.
Noor Al Mortadi, Lina Khasawneh, K. Alzoubi   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Comparative Evaluation of Treatment Effectiveness in Skeletal Class III Malocclusion: Surgery‐First Approach Using Clear Aligners Versus Fixed Appliances

Orthodontics &Craniofacial Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to assess treatment outcomes, identify predictors of relapse in skeletal Class III patients treated with the surgery‐first approach (SFA), comparing fixed appliances (FA) with invisalign clear aligners (CA). Materials and Methods Forty adult patients treated with bimaxillary surgery and SFA were retrospectively ...
Yang Zhou, Xiaojing Liu, Zili Li, Bingshuang Zou   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Orthodontic YouTube™ videos made by patients for patients: What are they about and are they accurate?

Journal of orthodontics
Objectives: To evaluate the characteristics and content of YouTube™ videos created by patients undergoing orthodontic fixed appliance treatment and to assess the content accuracy of these videos. Design: A mixed-methods quantitative and qualitative study.
Iris Ej Liew, Mohammad Owaise Sharif, Susan J Cunningham   +2 more
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Comparative Analysis of Bone vs. Tooth Anchored Maxillary Protraction in Cleft Lip and Palate Patients—A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Orthodontics &Craniofacial Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Management of class III malocclusion in patients with cleft is geared toward improving the maxillary position with maxillary protraction therapy with or without bone anchorage. This study aims at evaluating the effects of bone‐anchored maxillary protraction (BAMP) and tooth‐anchored maxillary protraction (TAMP) appliances in patients with ...
Vaibhav Gandhi, Amine Fattal, Gina Genova, Sumit Yadav, Nandakumar Janakiraman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between orthodontic treatment and upper airway changes in children assessed with cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT): A systematic review.

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
BACKGROUND Some orthodontic devices used in children share similar design principles to appliances used to treat obstructive sleep apnoea in adults. As well as treating malocclusion, orthodontic appliances used in children may therefore also have effects
Y. Abdalla, L. Sonnesen
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