Treatment and posttreatment effects induced by the Forsus appliance: A controlled clinical study

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1010-1017

  Cacciatore, Giorgio ^a   Ghislanzoni, Luis Tomas Huanca ^a   Alvetro, Lisa ^b,c   Giuntini, Veronica ^d   Franchi, Lorenzo ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Università degli Studi di Firenze ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Class II treatment; Fixed functional appliances

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MALE; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS II; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; NASAL BONE; ORTHODONTIC BRACKET; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTIC WIRE; ORTHODONTICS; OVERBITE; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELLA TURCICA; TOOTH OCCLUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS II; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLAR; NASAL BONE; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES, FUNCTIONAL; ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS; ORTHODONTIC RETAINERS; ORTHODONTIC WIRES; OVERBITE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELLA TURCICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTICAL DIMENSION;

EID: 84908866768     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 19457103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/112613-867.1     Document Type: Article

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