The effects of activator treatment on the craniofacial structures of Class II division 1 patients

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Başçiftçi F. A., Uysal T., Büyükerkmen A., Sari Z.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS, cilt.25, sa.1, ss.87-93, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1093/ejo/25.1.87
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.87-93
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The aim of the present study was to clarify the skeletal treatment effects induced by activator treatment. Fifty actively growing patients with Class II division 1 malocclusions were treated with an activator appliance. A control group consisting of longitudinal growth data from 20 patients (untreated Class II division 1 malocclusions) was used to eliminate possible differences in growth pattern. Lateral cephalograms of each patient were taken at the start and end of treatment. Final cephalograms were taken after a mean of 16.4 (+/-2.0) months activator treatment, compared with a mean of 14.2 (+/-2.4) months for the control group. Each cephalogram was traced and digitized by the same individual. The mean and standard deviations for linear and angular cephalometric measurements were analysed statistically, and intra- and inter-group changes were evaluated by paired- and independent-sample t-tests.