›› 2015, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (11): 943-946.

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Clinical study on the changes of upper airway dimensions by using stepwise Twinblock appliances in young adult patients with mandibular retrognathia malocclusion

  

  • Received:2015-05-25 Revised:2015-07-04 Online:2015-11-28 Published:2015-11-28

Abstract: Abstract: Objective To investigate changes of the upper airway dimensions before and after using stepwise Twinblock appliances (TB appliance)in young adult patients with mandibular retrognathia malocclusion.Methods 13 Angle class II division I patients with mandibular retrusion in mixed dentition or early permanent dentition were treated with stepwise Twinblock appliances.Cephalometric analysis was made before and after treatment.Results After the treatment,PNSR,SPPSPPW,UMPW,PAS,VLPW,HMP,HC3Me,HCVP,TGI,TGH,SPL,SPT increased significantly (P<0.05),while PNSAd2 increased with no statistical significance (P>0.05).Conclusions Stepwise TB appliances can enlarge the patients upper airway and thus effectively improve the airway ventilation in the treatment of mandibular deficiency.

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