Bionator de Balters

Changes on facial profile in the mixed dentition, from natural growth and induced by Balters' bionator appliance.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the facial profile changes induced by Balters' bionator appliance in Class II division 1 patients, at mixed dentition stage. METHODS The sample consisted of 28 pre-pubertal individuals at stages 1 and 2 of skeletal maturation (CVM), which were divided into two groups. The experimental group consisted of 14 individuals (7 boys and 7 girls, in...

Mandibular growth and dentoalveolar development in the treatment of class II, division 1, malocclusion using Balters Bionator according to the skeletal maturation.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to evaluate the influence of the skeletal maturation in the mandibular and dentoalveolar growth and development during the Class II, division 1, malocclusion correction with Balters bionator. METHODS Three groups of children with Class II, division 1, malocclusion were evaluated. Two of them were treated for one year with the bionator of Balters applianc...

The bionator: sleeping giant.

Twin Block, Bionator and Frankel II: comparative study

Many appliances are described in the literature in the second molars class where you want to obtain a mandibular advancement . The aims of this study is to compared, with a literature review using PubMed from 1998 to 2016, dental and skeletal effects of Twin Block, the Bionator and Frankel II. The final results found in our research is that the Twin block appliances determines a greater positiv...

Changes in soft tissue profile using functional appliances in the treatment of skeletal class II malocclusion.

INTRODUCTION The effects of orthodontic treatment are considered to be successful if the facial harmony is achieved, while the structures of soft tissue profile are in harmony with skeletal structures of neurocranium and viscerocranium. In patients with skeletal distal bite caused by mandibular retrognathism, facial esthetics is disturbed often, in terms of pronounced convexity of the profile a...