Abstract:This study evaluated the facial profile pleasantness in Class II patients treated with intermaxillary elastics associated with fixed orthodontic appliance. The sample consisted of 54 cephalograms of 27 Class II patients treated by corrective orthodontics associated with intermaxillary elastics, being 10 males and 17 females, initial mean age 12.84. An album was assembled with the facial profile silhouettes from the initial and final cephalograms of each patient. Two groups of evaluators, one composed of 60 ort… Show more
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