Soft tissue evaluation of functional therapy in growing patients with class II malocclusion: mandibular advancement vs. twin block-a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the soft tissues changes resulting from Class II treatment with functional appliances (Twin Block vs. Mandibular Advancement), when compared to an untreated Class II control group.

Materials and methods

The records of 45 Class II patients who underwent treatment with Twin Block (TB group: n = 22; mean age: 11.3 ± 1.4 years) or Mandibular Advancement (MA group: n = 23; mean age: 11.2 ± 1.3 years) were analyzed in comparison with a control sample of untreated Class II subjects (Untreated Control group = 24; mean age: 11.2 ± 1.1 years). The data were collected before treatment (T1) and at the conclusion of the functional therapy phase (T2). Cephalometric modifications were assessed among the three groups

SUBMITTER: Lugli L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12436345 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature