Stomatology ›› 2023, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (7): 643-646.doi: 10.13591/j.cnki.kqyx.2023.07.011

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Effect of invisible functional appliance in the treatment of skeletal Class Ⅱ malocclusion in adolescents

ZHOU Bin,WU Xiaoyong,LIU Mingyan()   

  1. Dental Doctor Orthodontics, Suzhou 215000, China
  • Revised:2023-02-10 Online:2023-07-28 Published:2023-07-28

Abstract:

Objective To observe the changes of craniomaxillofacial soft and hard tissues before and after the treatment of skeletal Class Ⅱ malocclusion with invisible functional appliance in adolescents, and to explore its correction mechanism. Methods Lateral cephalometric films of 22 adolescent patients(9 males, 13 females, average age 11.2 years)who were treated with the invisible functional appliance were measured and statistically analyzed before and after treatment. Results The difference was significant, such as the ANB, NA-PA, overjet. TUL-E and TLL-E were decreased and the SNB, U1-L1, Go-Gn, Cd-Go, ANS-Me, ANS-Me/N-Me, Z angle Cm-Sn-Ls, FH-N'Pg', S-Go and Ar-Go were increased. Conclusion The invisible functional appliance can effectively promote the growth and development of the mandible and improve the relationship between the maxilla and mandible, but it will not lead to the increase of mandibular plane angle due to clockwise rotation of the mandible.

Key words: skeletal Class Ⅱ malocclusion, invisible appliance, functional appliance, mandibular retrusion, adolescent

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