Background Prominent upper front teeth are a common problem affecting about a quarter of
12‐year‐old children in the UK. The condition develops when permanent teeth erupt. These …

Background Treatment effects of removable functional appliances in Class II malocclusion
patients according to the pre-pubertal or pubertal growth phase has yet to be clarified …

The timing of orthodontic interventions has been a contentious topic for many years with
early treatment to address or indeed to prevent skeletal discrepancies in all three spatial …

A summary of the current status of modification of jaw growth indicates the following. 1.
Transverse expansion of the maxilla is easy before adolescence, requires heavy forces to …

Summary This Systematic Review (SR) aims to assess the quality of SR s and Meta‐
Analyses (MA s) on functional orthopaedic treatment of Class II malocclusion and to …

In this article, we summarize the most clinically relevant findings of our recently updated
Cochrane systematic review into the treatment of Class II Division 1 malocclusion. Methods …

Introduction: Several orthodontic problems should already be treated at an early age to
prevent the necessity of future complex and expensive procedures. Scientific evidence …

Objectives: To systematically compare the efficacy of fixed and removable functional
appliances in Class II malocclusion in terms of morphological and patient-centred outcomes …

Introduction Lack of compliance during functional appliance therapy may lead to extended
treatment or even induce treatment failure. The aims of this study were to explore factors …

Current evidence on the reliability of growth indicators in the identification of the pubertal
growth spurt and efficiency of functional treatment for skeletal Class II malocclusion, the …