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SUBMITTER: Yang IH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7500569 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yang Il-Hyung IH Chung Jee Hyeok JH Yim Sunjin S Cho Il-Sik IS Kim Sukwha S Choi Jin-Young JY Lee Jong-Ho JH Kim Myung-Jin MJ Baek Seung-Hak SH
Korean journal of orthodontics 20200901 5
<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the treatment modalities (Tx-Mods) for patients with unilateral hemifacial microsomia (UHFM) according to Pruzansky-Kaban types and growth stages.<h4>Methods</h4>The samples consisted of 82 Korean UHFM patients. Tx-Mods were defined as follows: Tx-Mod-1, growth observation due to mild facial asymmetry; Tx-Mod-2, unilateral functional appliance; Tx- Mod-3, fixed orthodontic treatment; Tx-Mod-4, growth observation due to a definite need for surgical intervention; T ...[more]