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ArticleThe Angle orthodontist2024

Effects of eruption guidance appliance in the early treatment of Class III malocclusion.

Gonzalo Velásquez, Aron Aliaga-Del Castillo, Marcelo Vinicius Valerio, Olga Benário Vieira Maranhão, Felicia Miranda, Guilherme Janson

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Article in The Angle orthodontist, 2024. 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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2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gonzalo Velásquez
Aron Aliaga-Del Castillo
Marcelo Vinicius Valerio
Olga Benário Vieira Maranhão
Felicia Miranda
Guilherme Janson
Universidade de São Paulo · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo evaluate the dentoskeletal effects and effectiveness of the eruption guidance appliance in Class III patients in the mixed dentition. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe experimental group comprised 22 patients with Class III malocclusion and anterior cross-bite (12 males, 10 females, mean age 7.63 ± 0.96 years) treated with the eruption guidance appliance over a mean period of 1.72 ± 0.48 years. The control group comprised 22 untreated subjects (12 males, 10 females, mean age 7.21 ± 0.60 years) with Class III malocclusion. Lateral cephalometric radiographs were obtained at pretreatment (T1) and posttreatment (T2). Intergroup comparisons were performed with Mann-Whitney and t-tests (P < .05).

resultsIn the experimental and control groups, the anteroposterior relationship between the maxilla and mandible (ANB angle) remained stable during the treatment period (T1 to T2). The mandibular plane angle decreased in the experimental group and increased in the control group. In the experimental group, the lower anterior face height increase and maxillary molar vertical development were significantly smaller compared to controls. Positive overjet was achieved in 54% of the experimental group.

conclusionsThe eruption guidance appliance produced no change in the skeletal anteroposterior relationship. The anterior cross-bite/edge-to-edge relationship was corrected in only about half of the treated subjects.

Indexed as

MalocclusionMalocclusion, Angle Class IIMalocclusion, Angle Class IIIOverbiteCephalometryChildFemaleHumansMaleMandibleMaxillaAnterior crossbiteClass III malocclusionEarly treatmentEruption guidance appliance

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PMID38639459
PMCPMC11050463
OpenAlexW4392295404

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