Biomechanical aspects of mandibular growth

ISSN
0940-9602
Date Issued
2007
Author(s)
Ihlow, Dankmar
Kubein-Meesenburg, Dietmar
Fanghaenel, Jochen
Bernitt, Katrin
Sadat-Khonsari, Reza
Thieme, Kirsten M.
Naegerl, Hans
DOI
10.1016/j.aanat.2007.02.019
Abstract
The subject of this study was to analyse how functional parameters of stomatognathic systems are influenced by growth. For this purpose, two cephalometric radiographs of 65 patients with class-II-retation treated with functional appliances were superimposed on the occlusal. plane. The two patient groups consisted of 32 open bite and 33 deep bite cases. The direction of the condylar growth significantly differed for both cases. Nevertheless the hypothesis could be confirmed that the original functional structure was hardly affected by growth. (C) 2007 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.