ArticleOrthodontics & craniofacial research2021
Changes in the upper airway, hyoid bone and craniofacial morphology between patients treated with headgear activator and Herbst appliance: A retrospective study on lateral cephalometry.
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- Effects of Herbst and Pendex appliances treatment on the upper airway: A cone-beam computed tomography analysis.American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics · 2026Article
- The Relation of Skeletal Malocclusion and Airway Volumes: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of dentistry · 2025Article
- Long-term evaluation (10 years) of the outcomes of Herbst functional appliance in pharyngeal dimensions and hyoid bone position.Dental press journal of orthodontics · 2025Article
- A comparative study of Twin-Block and van Beek Headgear-Activator on the three-dimensional morphology of the upper airway in growing children with mandibular retraction in skeletal class II malocclusion.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Observational
- Upper Airway Dimensions among Different Skeletal Malocclusions: A Retrospective Observational Study by Cephalometric Analysis.Dentistry journal · 2024Article
- Prevalence of adenoid hypertrophy among 12-year-old children and its association with craniofacial characteristics: a cross-sectional study.Progress in orthodontics · 2023Article
- Are the severity of obstruction and the apnea-hypopnea index related to orofacial anatomy in children with obstructive sleep apnea? a kinetic MRI study.Dento maxillo facial radiology · 2023Article
- 3D Cephalometric Normality Range: Auto Contractive Maps (ACM) Analysis in Selected Caucasian Skeletal Class I Age Groups.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Changes in the upper airway, hyoid bone and craniofacial morphology between patients treated with headgear activator and Herbst appliance: A retrospective study on lateral cephalometry.Orthodontics & craniofacial research · 2021Article
- Cervical spine changes with functional appliance treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of oral biology and craniofacial researchReview
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Abstract
backgroundThe present study compared the treatment changes in the upper airway, hyoid bone position and craniofacial morphology between two groups of children with skeletal class II malocclusion treated with the headgear activator (HGA) and Herbst appliance (Herbst). SETTING AND SAMPLE POPULATION: Orthodontic population from the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Hong Kong.
methodsThirty-four skeletal class II patients treated with the HGA (17 patients, mean age 10.6 ± 1.5 years) and the Herbst (17 patients, mean age 11.0 ± 1.4 years) were matched for sex, age, overjet, skeletal class and mandibular divergence. The patients received lateral cephalometric radiographs (LCRs) at the beginning of treatment (T
resultsTreatment changes (T
conclusionsThere were no significant differences in the upper airway, hyoid bone position and craniofacial morphology between the groups at the end of treatment. However, the Herbst may provide better long-term control of the vertical position of the hyoid bone than the HGA in children with skeletal class II malocclusion.
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