›› 2021, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (11): 1047-1051.

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Progress of research on temporomandibular joint changes after orthopedic treatment on skeletal Class Ⅱ malocclusion in adolescents

1,Min ZHU   

  • Received:2020-07-10 Revised:2020-10-12 Online:2021-11-28 Published:2021-11-29
  • Contact: Min ZHU E-mail:doctorzhumin@126.com

Abstract: Skeletal Class Ⅱ malocclusion is common in children and adolescents in our country, mainly for the mandibular retrusion, which affects both function and appearance. Functional orthodontics is an important means of treating skeletal Class Ⅱ malocclusion at growth and development stages, improving the occlusal relationship and appearance, meanwhile avoiding inferiority complex among teenagers. This review summarized the anatomical structure changes of the temporomandibular joint through imaging analysis, believing that the improvement of occlusal relationship was due to the adaptive remodeling of the temporomandibular joint, and functional orthodontics was not a risk factor of temporomandibular joint disorders.

Key words: skeletal class Ⅱ malocclusion, functional appliances, temporomandibular joint, cone-beam computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging

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