Applied Sciences (Mar 2022)

Elastodontic Therapy of Hyperdivergent Class II Patients Using AMCOP<sup>®</sup> Devices: A Retrospective Study

  • Alessio Danilo Inchingolo,
  • Sabino Ceci,
  • Assunta Patano,
  • Angelo Michele Inchingolo,
  • Valentina Montenegro,
  • Chiara Di Pede,
  • Giuseppina Malcangi,
  • Grazia Marinelli,
  • Giovanni Coloccia,
  • Mariagrazia Garibaldi,
  • Zamira Kruti,
  • Giulia Palmieri,
  • Nicole De Leonardis,
  • Biagio Rapone,
  • Antonio Mancini,
  • Alexandra Semjonova,
  • Ludovica Nucci,
  • Ioana Roxana Bordea,
  • Antonio Scarano,
  • Felice Lorusso,
  • Elisabetta Ferrara,
  • Marco Farronato,
  • Gianluca Martino Tartaglia,
  • Daniela Di Venere,
  • Filippo Cardarelli,
  • Francesco Inchingolo,
  • Gianna Dipalma

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/app12073259
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 7
p. 3259

Abstract

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Background: The management of a hyperdivergent growth pattern is one of the most challenging in orthodontics and different treatments are advocated. The present study analyses the effectiveness of elastodontic therapy with AMCOP® devices in treating children with hyperdivergent class II malocclusion and the effect on the upper airway patency. Methods: The study group included 21 patients (10 males and 11 females, mean age 8.22 ± 1.17 years) with a hyperdivergent growth and a class II malocclusion treated with AMCOP® devices. Cephalometric analysis was performed before treatment (T0) and after treatment (T1). Results: After treatment, the cephalometric analysis revealed a correction of the class II malocclusion and a modification of the growth pattern with a divergence reduction. The improvement of the upper airway space was also observed. Conclusion: The elastodontic therapy effectively corrected hyperdivergent class II malocclusion in growing patients over a short period.

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