AIM This study was conducted in order to assess the changes in the occlusal position of the mandible after ULF (Ultra Low Frequency)-TENS relaxing procedure in subjects in pubertal growth phase with diagnosed Angle Class II division 1 and mandibular dentoalveolar retrusion. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was performed on 19 patients (13 females, 6 males) with an Angle Class II division 1, a...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this longitudinal study was to compare the craniofacial growth changes in untreated subjects with Class II Division 1 malocclusion with those in subjects with normal (Class I) occlusion from the prepubertal through the postpubertal stages of development, as defined by a biological indicator of individual skeletal maturity (cervical vertebral maturation method). MET...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this prospective longitudinal investigation was to compare the relationship between the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) condyles and the temporal fossae by means of tomography before and after the orthodontic correction of Class II, division 1 malocclusion using the activator appliance. MATERIALS AND METHODS The final sample consisted of 26 consecutively treated Class II, d...

INTRODUCTION The objective of this prospective clinical study was to evaluate the dentoalveolar and skeletal effects induced by rapid maxillary expansion (RME) therapy in mixed dentition patients with Class II Division 1 malocclusion compared with a matched untreated Class II Division 1 control group. METHODS The treatment sample consisted of cephalometric records of 50 patients with Class II...

OBJECTIVE A study was designed to determine changes in the amplitude of the EMG muscular activity of the Masseter and Temporalis muscles at clench in children with a Class II, division 1 malocclusion treated with the pre-orthodontic Trainer functional appliance, for 12 months. STUDY DESIGN 36 Class II, division 1 malocclusion patients (mean age 7.6 ± 1.3 years) composed the treated group and ...