A comparison of splinted and banded Herbst appliances: treatment changes and complications

Hägg Urban; Tse Edmond L.K.; Rabie A. Bakr M.; Robinson W.

doi:10.2478/aoj-2002-0012

Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Nov 2002)

A comparison of splinted and banded Herbst appliances: treatment changes and complications

Hägg Urban,
Tse Edmond L.K.,
Rabie A. Bakr M.,
Robinson W.

Affiliations

Hägg Urban: 1DDS, OdontD(Lund) Cert Comp, Orth (Sweden), FCDSHK, FHKAM(Dental Surgery), FDSRCS(Edin)(Hon), Professor of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, The University ofHong Kong
Tse Edmond L.K.: 2BDS, MDS, FCDSHK, FHKAM(Dental Surgery), Dental Officer, Government Dental Service, Hong Kong
Rabie A. Bakr M.: 3BDS, MS, PhD, CertOrth, FCDSHK, FHKAM (Dental Surgery), Associate Professor of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, The University ofHong Kong
Robinson W.: 4LIBST, DipEd, Dental Instructor, Faculty of Dentistry, The University ofHong Kong

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2002-0012
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18, no. 2
pp. 76 – 81

Abstract

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The aims of this study were to compare the frequency of clinical problems, such as fracture and dislodgment, and the dentofacial changes in 28 13-year-old Chinese children with Class II, division 1 malocclusions treated with either cast-metal splinted Herbst appliances or banded Herbst appliances.

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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