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Soft tissue facial profile changes following functional appliance therapy

2005; Oxford University Press; Volume: 28; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/ejo/cji067

ISSN

1460-2210

Autores

Cátia Cardoso Abdo Quintão, Ione Helena, V. P. Brunharo, Robsmar C. Menezes, Marco Antônio O. Almeida,

Tópico(s)

Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies

Resumo

The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in the facial profile resulting from the use of a twin block (TB) functional appliance. The sample comprised 38 patients (24 males and 14 females) with a Class II division 1 malocclusion. Nineteen subjects were treated with a functional appliance while the remaining 19, who did not undergo any intervention, served as the control. The mean age of the treated group was 9.5 years (SD 10 months) and of the control group 9.9 years (SD 13 months). Lateral cephalograms were obtained for all subjects at the initial consultation and again after one year. The changes in facial profile, resulting from treatment with the TB, were analysed after the influence of growth had been taken into account.

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