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ArticleCureus2023

Treatment of Skeletal Class II Division 1 Using Twin Block Myofunctional Appliance.

Bhakti Kalbande, Vikrant V Jadhav, Amit Reche, Sumukh Nerurkar, Yash Ghulaxe

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bhakti KalbandeDentistry, Sharad Pawar Dental College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND.
Vikrant V JadhavOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Sharad Pawar Dental College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND.
Amit RechePublic Health Dentistry, Sharad Pawar Dental College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND.
Sumukh NerurkarOrthodontics, Sharad Pawar Dental College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND.
Yash GhulaxeMedicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND.
Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences · INJawaharlal Nehru Medical College · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myofunctional appliances are customarily used to treat Class II malocclusions in growing children to alter their growth. Functional appliances are widely accepted to enhance skeletal relationships in the short term efficiently. It utilizes muscular forces by muscles to make dental and skeleton modifications. The myofunctional appliance might be removable or fixed. The variation of mode and method of action depends on the design, but the forces created by the muscles' stretching provide their effect. According to research, the effectiveness of functional appliances as a therapy for Class II malocclusion might be influenced by mandibular growth patterns. Their low skeletal maturation influence outweighs the primary dentoalveolar impact of the twin block myofunctional orthodontic appliances. Class II malocclusions can benefit by using myofunctional appliances in specific clinical situations, such as when the patient is still developing. These devices make the fixed appliance phase easier to use, but their effectiveness depends heavily on the patient's compliance. In this case, an 11-year-old female expressed concern about the forward positioning of her upper front teeth when she visited the department of orthodontics. Twin block, a myofunctional appliance, was used to manage it, and then fixed orthodontic treatment was used to fine-tune the occlusion. This case report illustrates the design and treatment effects.

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class ii division 1malocclusionmandibular growthmyofunctional appliancetwin block

Identifiers

PMID38022141
PMCPMC10675844
OpenAlexW4387957864

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