Shanghai Journal of Stomatology ›› 2016, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (4): 456-460.

Previous Articles     Next Articles

Evaluation of the maxillary basal bone and molar change of skeletal Class Ⅱ malocclusion treated by sagittal-guidance Twin-block

YI Ying-yu, ZHAO Ning, SHEN Gang   

  1. Department of Orthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology. Shanghai 200011, China
  • Received:2015-11-16 Online:2016-08-25 Published:2016-09-06

Abstract: PURPOSE: To investigate the effects of sagittal-guidance Twin-block appliance on maxillary basal bone and buccal segment distalization in developing Angle Class Ⅱ division 1 malocclusion. METHODS: The measurement data of anterior-posterior direction and vertical dimension between pretherapy and post-treatment, including 34 developing Angle Class Ⅱ division 1 patients with sagittal-guidance Twin-block and non-extraction treatment, were quantitatively analyzed by X-ray cephalometry and Pancherz. SPSS 20.0 software package was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: After orthopedic treatment, the maxilla significantly retruded (0.68 mm, P<0.01), the maxillary molars moved posteriorly (1.33 mm, P<0.01). After orthodontic treatment, the maxillary bone still turned out posteriorly (0.65 mm, P<0.05), and the molar teeth were slightly distalized (0.53 mm, P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The correction of developing Angle Class Ⅱ division 1 malocclusion can be achieved by sagittal-guidance Twin-block.

Key words: Sagittal-guidance Twin-block appliance, Pancherz analysis, Angle Class II division 1 malocclusion

CLC Number: