One year treatment effects of the eruption guidance appliance in 7- to 8-year-old children: a randomized clinical trial

Abstract

This study was not registered.

Myofunctional therapy and prefabricated functional appliances: an overview of the history and evidence

“…Overall, it appears that PFAs are capable of correcting Class II Division 1 malocclusions in growing individuals . However, this correction takes place predominantly through dental changes, that is lingual tipping of the upper incisors and variable amounts of labial tipping of the lower incisors .…”

“…Twin Block, Herbst). Although PFA's have now been available for several decades, it is only in the past few years that clinical trials have been published which have compared their effects with more traditional functional appliances (Table ) …”

“…Overall, it appears that PFAs are capable of correcting Class II Division 1 malocclusions in growing individuals . However, this correction takes place predominantly through dental changes, that is lingual tipping of the upper incisors and variable amounts of labial tipping of the lower incisors . Other dental effects of PFAs include a reduction in overbite, improvement in lower incisor crowding and an improvement of Class II molars towards Class I .…”

“…However, this correction takes place predominantly through dental changes, that is lingual tipping of the upper incisors and variable amounts of labial tipping of the lower incisors . Other dental effects of PFAs include a reduction in overbite, improvement in lower incisor crowding and an improvement of Class II molars towards Class I . The transverse effects of PFAs are less commonly reported although they seem negligible since one study reports 1‐1.5 mm of arch expansion after 1 year of use …”

“…Importantly, this study incorporated OMT in the Myobrace ® group as per the manufacturer's recommendation. A criticism of similar studies could be their omission of OMT in the PFA treatment groups …”