ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023
Long-Term Assessment of Treatment Timing for Rapid Maxillary Expansion and Facemask Therapy Followed by Fixed Appliances: A Multicenter Retro-Prospective Study.
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- Soft tissue changes associated with Class III orthopaedic treatment in growing patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Progress in orthodontics · 2025Pooled it
- RAMPA Therapy: Effects on Craniofacial Growth Assessed by Coben Analysis and Statistical Evaluation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Early Protraction Facemask Followed by Fixed Appliance Therapy in a Growing Patient With Skeletal Class III Malocclusion: A Case Report.Case reports in dentistry · 2026Article
- Skeletal versus conventional anchorage in dentofacial orthopedics: an international modified Delphi consensus study.Progress in orthodontics · 2025Review
- Comparative Analysis of Early Class III Malocclusion Treatments-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The Critical Influence of Wire Diameter and Bending for Orthodontic Wire Integration-New Insights for Maxillary Movements (In Vitro Study).Dentistry journal · 2024Article
- Clinical Management of Facemasks for Early Treatment of Class III Malocclusion: A Survey among SIDO Members.Dentistry journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundto determine the role of treatment timing in the long-term effects produced by rapid maxillary expansion and facemask therapy (RME/FM) in Class III patients.
methodsThis study compared two sample groups treated with RME/FM followed by fixed appliances: the early prepubertal group (EPG) (17 patients; mean age before treatment (T0), 5.8 ± 0.7 years; range, 4.3-6.9 years) and the late prepubertal group (LPG) (17 patients; mean age at T0, 10.1 ± 0.8 years; range, 9.0-11.1 years). Lateral cephalograms for the two groups were examined before treatment (T0) and at a long-term observation (T1) (EPG, 19.8 ± 1.0 years; LPG, 21.0 ± 2.1 years). Independent sample
resultsNo statistically significant differences were found for any of the cephalometric variables at T0, except for the total mandibular length, overjet, and inclination of the maxillary incisors to the palatal plane, which were greater in the LPG. At T1, no statistically significant differences were detected for any of the cephalometric variables.
conclusionsThere were no significant long-term differences when treating Class III patients with RME/FM, either during an early prepubertal phase (≤7 years of age) or during a late prepubertal phase (≥9 years of age).
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