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- Title
Soft tissue changes: a comparison between changes caused by the construction bite and by successful treatment with a modified Twin-block appliance.
- Authors
Salloum, Erfan; Millett, Declan T; Kelly, Niamh; McIntyre, Grant T; Cronin, Michael S
- Abstract
Background/objectives Functional appliances are commonly used to correct Class II malocclusion. This study aimed to compare the facial soft tissue changes in Caucasians between pre-treatment and with the construction bite versus pre-treatment and completion of treatment with a modified Twin-block appliance (MTBA). Materials and methods Fifty-eight Caucasian subjects with Class II division 1 malocclusion had 3D stereophotogrammetric images captured pre-treatment (T1), with the construction bite (T2), and on completion of MTBA treatment (T3). Twenty-six landmarks were located on each image and 10% were re-landmarked 1 month later. Soft-tissue linear and volumetric changes (T1–T2 and T1–T3) were analyzed using linear mixed effect models (SAS® Version 9.4, www.sas.com). Results Forty-seven subjects [mean age 13.2 (SD 1.7) years] completed treatment [mean duration 9.8 (SD 3.8) months]. Differences between the changes from T1 to T2 versus T1 to T3 for upper facial and upper lip landmarks were insignificant (all P > 0.05) except for nasion, orbitale right, pronasale, and subnasale. For the same comparisons, lower lip and chin landmarks changed significantly (all P < 0.05) as did facial soft tissue volume (P < 0.0001). Limitations There was no control group. Conclusion The facial soft tissue changes from pre-treatment to with the construction bite were considerably more than those from pre-treatment to completion of treatment with a MTBA. Implication With MTBA treatment, the soft tissue changes from pre-treatment to with the construction bite in situ, overestimate those from pre- to post-treatment.
- Subjects
SOFT tissue injuries; TREATMENT of malocclusion; MANDIBLE; NULL hypothesis; THREE-dimensional modeling; ANATOMY; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
European Journal of Orthodontics, 2018, Vol 40, Issue 5, p512
- ISSN
0141-5387
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ejo/cjx098