Shanghai Journal of Stomatology ›› 2017, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (6): 658-661.doi: 10.19439/j.sjos.2017.06.019

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Changes of soft tissues in patients with functional and skeletal Angel Class Ⅲ malocclusion after FRⅢ appliance therapy

ZHANG Nan1, WANG Sun2, FAN Lin-feng3, CHEN Xiao-min4, LI Xiao-xin5   

  1. 1. Department of Stomatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Shihezi University. Shihezi 832008, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region;
    2. Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center of Stomatology.Shanghai 200011;
    3. Department of Radiology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Shanghai 200011;
    4.Jinhua Stomatological Hospital. Jinhua 313000, Zhejiang Province;
    5. Ruian Peoples's Hospital, Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou University. Ruian 325200, Zhejiang Province,China
  • Received:2017-05-18 Revised:2017-09-17 Online:2017-12-20 Published:2018-01-09

Abstract: PURPOSE: To compare the changes of soft tissues before and after treatment of functional and skeletal Angle class Ⅲ malocclusion with FRⅢ appliance. METHODS: Thirty patients with functional and skeletal Angel Class Ⅲ malocclusion were selected and treated with FRⅢ appliance,SPSS 22 software package was used to analyzed soft tissue changes before and after treatment. RESULTS: After treatment, FCA,NLA, Pog labial angle,upper lip to E line were increased significantly (P<0.05). Z angle was decreased significantly (P<0.05). Lower lip to E line was decreased significantly (P<0.01). There was no significant difference in H angle, superior sulcus depth, inferior sulcus to H-line, basic upper lip thickness, upper lip strain measurement (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS: After FRⅢ appliance treatment of Angel Class Ⅲ malocclusion, the convexity of facial profile was increased, type Ⅲ concave profile tends to be flat, the facial profile of patient become more attractive; the protrusion of upper lip was found, the retrusion of lower lip was also present, the convexity of upper lip was increased.

Key words: FR&#x02162, appliance, Angle Class &#x02162, malocclusion, Crossbite, Cephalometric analysis

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