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7484972

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-12-6
pubmed:abstractText
A superimposition study on mandibular stable structures was performed to evaluate changes in mandibular rotation and in the direction of condylar growth induced by early treatment of Class III malocclusion by a functional appliance (removable mandibular retractor). A sample of 18 children with treated Class III malocclusions, mean age at the first observation (immediately before the beginning of treatment) 5.47 +/- 1.14 years, mean age at the second observation 8 +/- 1.29 years, mean observation period 2.5 +/- 0.9 years, was compared with a control group of 18 children with untreated Class III malocclusions, mean age at the first observation 5.72 +/- 1.11 years, mean age at the second observation 7.86 +/- 1.44 years, mean observation period 2.27 +/- 0.92 years. No statistically significant difference between the two groups was recorded for positional (total) rotation of the mandible. A significant upward-forward direction of condylar growth was assessed in the treated group (p < 0.001). This therapeutically induced change in growth direction of the mandibular condyle was considered a skeletal sign of anterior morphogenetic rotation of the mandible, i.e., a mechanism compensating for excessive mandibular growth.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0889-5406
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
108
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
525-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Mandibular skeletal changes induced by early functional treatment of Class III malocclusion: a superimposition study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthodontics, University of Florence, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article