Does Alt-RAMEC protocol and facemask treatment affect dentoalveolar structures?

Short-term effects of a modified Alt-RAMEC protocol for early treatment of Class III malocclusion: a controlled study.

OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of a modified alternate rapid maxillary expansion and constriction (Alt-RAMEC) protocol in combination with facemask (FM) in Class III growing patients. SETTING AND SAMPLE POPULATION Thirty one Class III patients (17 males, 14 females) were treated with a modified Alt-RAMEC/FM protocol at the Department of Orthodontics of the University of Florence. MATERIAL...

Modified Alt-RAMEC treatment of Class III malocclusion in young patients with Down syndrome.

Electromyographic Activities of Masticatory Muscles in Class III Patients Treated by Facemask With Miniplate Anchorage

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate electromyographic (EMG) activities of left and right anterior temporal, masseter, and anterior digastric muscles during resting, maximum voluntary clenching, and swallowing before and after facemask treatment. Materials and Methods: Fifteen patients with Class III malocclusion (mean age, 12.1 6 1.43 years) were included in this study. The patients w...

fluoride and dental fluorosis and treatment

چکیده ندارد.

Effects of conventional and modified facemask therapies on dentofacial structures

432 a Research Assistant, Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey. b Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey and Visiting Professor, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Corresponding author: Ahmet Yagci. Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Erciyes Univ...