A review of the effectiveness and long-term stability of the functional appliance
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1002-0098.2018.09.004
- VernacularTitle: 功能矫治器的疗效及长期稳定性
- Author:
Zhihe ZHAO
1
Author Information
1. Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu 610041, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Orthodontic appliances, functional;
Treatment outcome;
Orthodontics, interceptive;
Orthodontics, preventive
- From:
Chinese Journal of Stomatology
2018;53(9):590-593
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The orthopedic treatment of the orthodontics is a typical and crucial technique and method that uses functional appliances to fully work out the potentials of the jaws and muscles, and accordingly to correct the functional or mild skeletal malocclusions in pre-pubertal children and adolescents. A successful orthopedic treatment involves its short-time effectiveness and its long-term stability. For many years, however, the effectiveness of the functional appliance is controversial and the long-term stability of the functional appliance has always been overlooked. Thus, with an aim of presenting guidelines on orthopedic treatment, the effectiveness and the long-term stability of the functional appliance are discussed in this article.
