OBJECTIVES The aim of the present systematic review was to assess the effect of functional appliances on the airway dimensions in patients with skeletal Class II malocclusion. MATERIALS AND METHODS Articles were identified through a literature survey carried out through the following databases: (1) PUBMED, (2) Google Scholar, (3) The Cochrane Library, (4) Embase, (5) Lilac, and (6) Web of Sch...

and In our presentation at the Early Treatment Symposium, we attempted to summarize results from prospective randomized clinical trials at the Universities of North Carolina and Florida that examined the timing of treatment for Class II malocclusions. However, the actual presentation became a live example of randomization: an untimely Trojan horse virus randomly distributed figures generated fr...

BACKGROUND Orthopedic functional devices, are used to improve mandibular length in skeletal class II patients. However, the orthopedic functional device with the best effect to increasing the mandibular length, has not been identified before. Thus, the aim of the present investigation was to evaluate Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT), to determine the best functional appliance improving mandib...

INTRODUCTION Skeletal, dental and profile discrepancies can be amended by using functional orthodontic appliances. OBJECTIVE This study is a report of the treatment of a patient, 11 years and 4 months old, with Class II, division 1, malocclusion, convex profile, protrusion of upper incisors, pronounced overjet and overbite, and mild crowding. METHODS The patient was treated with a Jasper Ju...

The tendency of indicating early treatment (before growth spurt) when dealing with Angle Class II cases has been noticed, although there is no definite scientific evidence to justify such decision. The aim of this study was to identify the advantages and disadvantages to this approach and which appliances are used for this purpose. For that purpose, a questionnaire containing full records of a ...

INTRODUCTION Many researchers have examined the prevalence of dental injuries in children and adolescents. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence and incidence of incisor trauma in subjects who participated in a randomized clinical trial designed to investigate early growth modifications in the treatment of Class II malocclusion. METHODS The subjects were randomized to 3 trea...