The long-term efficacy of rapid maxillary expansion and facemask therapy in Class III malocclusion

Le Bi Ngoc Huynh; Goonewardene Mithran; Duigou Christophe; Bharat Chrianna

doi:10.21307/aoj-2020-004

Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Jan 2020)

The long-term efficacy of rapid maxillary expansion and facemask therapy in Class III malocclusion

Le Bi Ngoc Huynh,
Goonewardene Mithran,
Duigou Christophe,
Bharat Chrianna

Affiliations

Le Bi Ngoc Huynh: *Orthodontics Department, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Goonewardene Mithran: †Department of Orthodontics, Dental School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Duigou Christophe: †Department of Orthodontics, Dental School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Bharat Chrianna: ±School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/aoj-2020-004
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 36, no. 1
pp. 27 – 37

Abstract

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The aim of the present study was to investigate the long-term efficacy of rapid maxillary expansion (RME) and facemask (FM) therapy in the treatment of Class III malocclusions by comparing Class III subjects treated by RME/FM mechanics with untreated Class III controls at the Western Australian public dental hospital.

Published in Australasian Orthodontic Journal

ISSN: 2207-7480 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: https://sciendo.com/it/journal/AOJ

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