Cephalometric effects of Pushing Splints 3 compared with rapid maxillary expansion and facemask therapy in Class III malocclusion children: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pushing Splints 3 (PS3) device was recently introduced for the treatment of Class III malocclusion in children.

Objectives

To assess the effect on the sagittal maxillary position (SNA, primary outcome) of PS3 therapy compared with rapid maxillary expansion and facemask therapy (RME/FM) and to compare skeletal and dento-alveolar effects in growing Class III patients.

Trial design

This trial was a single-centre randomized controlled trial with two groups randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio of equal size by sealed-envelope randomization, conducted at the Dentistry Unit of Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS (Rome, Italy).

Methods

A total of 48 patients with Class III malocclusion were included in the study and randomly allocated to the two groups: PS3

SUBMITTER: Galeotti A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8186836 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature