The effects of non-extraction orthodontic treatment on the vertical dimension: a comparison of a dolichofacial and a mesofacial group

Lin Chia-Hung; Short Lesley L.; Banting David W.

doi:10.2478/aoj-2012-0006

Australasian Orthodontic Journal (May 2012)

The effects of non-extraction orthodontic treatment on the vertical dimension: a comparison of a dolichofacial and a mesofacial group

Lin Chia-Hung,
Short Lesley L.,
Banting David W.

Affiliations

Lin Chia-Hung: 1Private practice, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Short Lesley L.: 2Private practice Noosa Heads, Queensland, Australia
Banting David W.: 3Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2012-0006
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 28, no. 1
pp. 37 – 43

Abstract

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Objective: The decision regarding extraction or non-extraction orthodontic treatment for patients with different skeletal facial patterns is more commonly based on traditional concepts rather than scientific facts. The present study aimed to investigate whether dolichofacial patients responded differently compared with mesofacial patients to non-extraction orthodontic treatment with respect to vertical changes in facial height.

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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