Facial esthetic outcome of functional followed by fixed orthodontic treatment of class II division 1 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the perceived facial changes in class II division 1, convex profile patients treated with functional followed by fixed orthodontic appliances.

Subjects and methods

The study sample consisted of 36 pairs of pre- and post-treatment photographs (frontal and profile, at rest) of 12 patients treated with activator, 12 with twin-block, and 12 controls with normal profiles, treated without functional appliances. All photographs were presented in pairs to 10 orthodontists, 10 patients, 10 parents, and 10 laypersons. Visual analog scale (VAS) ratings of changes in facial appearance were assessed.

Results

The patient groups were similar in sex distributions, age, and treatment duration. The different rater groups showed strong to excellent agreement. There

SUBMITTER: Zouloumi ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6875534 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature