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...

OBJECTIVE This prospective study assessed the stability of Class II treatment with the Bionator, followed by fixed appliances, 10 years after treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS The experimental group comprised 23 patients of both sexes (10 boys, 13 girls) at a mean initial age of 11.74 years (late mixed or early permanent dentitions), treated for a mean period of 3.55 years who were evaluated at...

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...

A má oclusão de Classe II pode comprometer a estética facial e o sorriso, assim como as funções mastigatória respiratória. Frequentemente associada anormalidades esqueléticas, afeta gravemente compromete qualidade vida. O Bionator Balters é um dos aparelhos funcionais mais utilizados no tratamento dessa anomalia dentária. objetivo deste estudo relatar com uma paciente II, fim verificar sua efic...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term changes in the pharyngeal airway dimensions after functional appliance treatment in adolescents with skeletal Class II malocclusions. METHODS Pharyngeal airway dimensions were compared between subjects with skeletal Class II malocclusions (n = 24; mean age: 11.6 ± 1.29 years) treated with a Class II bionator and age-matched control sub...

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı Sınıf II div 1 vakalarda uygulanan Bionator (B) ve Forsus (F) apareylerinin dentofasiyal sisteme olan etkilerini karşılaştırmaktır.
 
 Gereç Yöntem: Mandibular retrognatiye sahip pubertal gelişim dönemindeki 40 hasta iki gruba ayrıldı. Grup 1'e apareyi (15 kadın, 5 erkek), 2'ye (9 11 erkek) uygulandı. Her grupta da fonksiyonel aparey kullanımından önce sonra ...