Long-term effects of functional appliances in treated versus untreated patients with Class II malocclusion: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVE:To assess the cephalometric skeletal and soft-tissue of functional appliances in treated versus untreated Class II subjects in the long-term (primarily at the end of growth, secondarily at least 3 years after retention). SEARCH METHODS:Unrestricted electronic search of 24 databases and add...

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Main Authors: Giorgio Cacciatore, Alessandro Ugolini, Chiarella Sforza, Oghenekome Gbinigie, Annette Plüddemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221624