Effectiveness of early orthodontic treatment with the Twin-block appliance: a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial. Part 1: Dental and skeletal effects. |
| |
| Authors: | Kevin O'Brien Jean Wright Frances Conboy YeWeng Sanjie Nicky Mandall Stephen Chadwick Ivan Connolly Paul Cook David Birnie Mark Hammond Nigel Harradine David Lewis Cathy McDade Laura Mitchell Alison Murray Julian O'Neill Mike Read Stephen Robinson Dai Roberts-Harry Jonathan Sandler Ian Shaw |
| |
| Affiliation: | Unit of Orthodontics, University Dental Hospital of Manchester, Manchester, UK. |
| |
| Abstract: | This study evaluated the effectiveness of early orthodontic treatment with the Twin-block appliance for the developing Class II Division 1 malocclusion. This multicenter trial was carried out in the United Kingdom. A total of 174 children, aged 8 to 10 years old, with Class II Division 1 malocclusion were randomly allocated to receive treatment with a Twin-block appliance or to an untreated, control group. Data were collected at the start of the study and 15 months later. Results showed that early treatment with Twin-block appliances resulted in reduction of overjet, correction of molar relationships, and reduction in severity of malocclusion. Most of this correction was due to dentoalveolar change, but some was due to favorable skeletal change. Early treatment with the Twin-block appliance is effective in reducing overjet and severity of malocclusion. The small change in the skeletal relationship might not be considered clinically significant. |
| |
| Keywords: | |
|
|
