Effects of skeletally anchored Class II elastics: A pilot study and new approach for treating Class II malocclusion

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Ozbilek S., Gungor A. Y., Celik S.

ANGLE ORTHODONTIST, vol.87, no.4, pp.505-512, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 87 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.2319/120616-875.1
  • Journal Name: ANGLE ORTHODONTIST
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.505-512
  • Keywords: Skeletal anchorage, Class II, Activator, Functional treatment, FATIGUE RESISTANT DEVICE, FUNCTIONAL APPLIANCES, TWIN-BLOCK, FRD EZ, ACTIVATOR, MONOBLOCK, CHILDREN
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the skeletal, dentoalveolar, and soft tissue effects of skeletally anchored Class II elastics and compare them with a matched control group treated by a monobloc appliance for the correction of skeletal Class II malocclusion due to mandibular retrusion.