Esthetic perception of facial profile after treatment with the Thurow appliance

Autor: Matheus Melo PITHON, Rogério LACERDA-SANTOS, Danillo Lyrio de OLIVEIRA, Janaína Viana ALVES, Joyce Pereira BRITTO, Eduardo da Silva SOUZA, Leandro Pereira ALVES, George BARBOSA, Raildo da Silva COQUEIRO, Alex Ferreira dos SANTOS
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Brazilian Oral Research, Vol 29, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1807-3107
DOI: 10.1590/1807-3107BOR-2015.vol29.0043
Popis: The objective of this article was to investigate the perception of esthetic changes in the facial profile of bilateral Class II patients treated with the Modified Thurow Appliance for extraoral treatment. Silhouettes were traced of profiles of patients who initially presented a bilateral Class II molar relationship and who, post-treatment, presented molars in a Class I relationship. Three groups were formed: the first composed of patients with maxillary protrusion (SNA >84°), the second with maxillary retrusion (SNA
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