Respiratory Repercussions Due to Mandibular Advancement in Children and Adolescents with Mandibular Class II Malocclusion: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study
Abstract:To test the improvement in airway patency after mandibular advancement with functional appliances as a treatment for growing patients with skeletal Class II caused by mandibular retrognathism. Determining which functional mandibular advancement appliance has the greatest effect on the augmentation of the upper and lower pharyngeal airways. A series of measurements were made according to Arnett's analysis in the lateral teleradiographies of the skull using the Nemoceph program to evaluate how the upper and lowe… Show more
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