BACKGROUND Custom oral appliances that adjustably advance the mandible provide superior outcomes when treating patients with moderate or severe sleep apnea. Custom appliances, however, are expensive, must be fitted by a dentist, and the likelihood of successful outcomes are difficult to predict. An inexpensive trial appliance, if proven efficacious, might be used to predict custom appliance out...

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...

Introduction: Management of Class II Subdivision cases pose a clinical dilemma and require careful diagnosis to ascertain the source asymmetry. Various treatment modalities involving: different protocols tooth extractions; molar distalization; fixed functional appliances or orthognathic surgery have been proposed for same.
 Objective: This article reports unique approach management severe ...

Class II malocclusions are common orthodontic irregularities (they account for 27% of all orthodontic irregularities) and they are considered a major reason for consulting an orthodontist. The positive outcome of Class II malocclusion treatment has some significant advantages: the prevention of traumatic injuries of upper incisors associated with large overjet and hard palate injuries with lowe...

Dental topography can be defined as the division of receptive fields that we have in crown tooth. It is necessary understand this concept very well because it makes all difference clinical practice. We need to tooth, and must use knowledge when prescribing accessories for a functional appliance, understanding its function where these should touch generate expected effect. In paper will discuss ...

In this review of literature we are discussing growth modification in treating classII malocclusions. The prevalence of class II malocclusion is very high ranging from 15% to 20%, in some regions in the world it is considered the most common malocclusion, others consider it as the second common malocclusion. It is estimated that one fourth of all patients, and one third of all children, are tre...

Many animal experiments dealing with function-form interaction and mandibular condylar growth have utilized hyperpropulsion of the animal's mandible. Numerous hyperpropulsive appliances have been described in the literature. However, there are significant discrepancies between reported results which are most likely due to the use of appliances that do not secure true mandibular hyperpropulsion....

OBJECTIVE To assess the effects produced by the MARA appliance in the treatment of Angle's Class II, division 1 malocclusion. METHODS The sample consisted of 44 young patients divided into two groups: The MARA Group, with initial mean age of 11.99 years, treated with the MARA appliance for an average period of 1.11 years, and the Control Group, with initial mean age of 11.63 years, monitored ...