ReviewThe open dentistry journal2016
The Effect of Chin-cup Therapy in Class III Malocclusion: A Systematic Review.
Review in The open dentistry journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
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- A Phenomenological Study on Patients' Experiences With Extraction Retraction Orthodontic Regret.Cureus · 2025Article
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- The Early Intervention of a Class III Malocclusion With an Anterior Crossbite Using Chincup Therapy: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
- Posterior Mandibular Displacement-A Systematic Review Based on Animal Studies.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Review
- Oral health related quality of life of patients with class III skeletal malocclusion before and after orthognathic surgery.BMC oral health · 2019Article
- Developing Class III malocclusions: challenges and solutions.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry · 2018Review
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe treatment of Class III malocclusion has been challenging for orthodontists. Among a plethora of treatment modalities, the chin-cup is considered a traditional appliance for early orthopedic intervention.
objectiveThe present study aims to investigate the current scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of chin-cup therapy in Class III malocclusion of prognathic growing patients.
methodA systematic review of the literature was conducted using PubMed/Medline and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from January 1954 to October 2015. Articles were selected based on established inclusion/ exclusion criteria.
resultsThe search strategy resulted in 3285 articles.14 studies were selected for the final analysis. They were all CCTs, 13 of retrospective and 1 of prospective design. Methodological quality was evaluated by a risk of bias assessment, as suggested by the Cochrane Risk of Bias Assessment Tool for Non-Randomized Studies on Interventions. The reported evidence presented favorable short-term outcomes both in hard and soft tissues improving the Class III profile, as well as desirable dento-alveolar changes, positively affecting the Class III malocclusion.
conclusionThere is considerable agreement between studies that chin-cup therapy can be considered for the short-term treatment of growing patients with Class III malocclusion, as indicated by favorable changes both in the hard and soft tissues. The existence of considerable risk of bias in all selected studies and the unclear long-term effectiveness of chin-cup therapy highlight the need for further investigation to draw reliable conclusions.
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