3D assessment of mandibular skeletal effects produced by the Herbst appliance

• Main Authors: Yi Fan (Author), Paul Schneider (Author), Harold Matthews (Author), Wilbur Eugene Roberts (Author), Tianmin Xu (Author), Robert Wei (Author), Peter Claes (Author), John Clement (Author), Nicky Kilpatrick (Author), Anthony Penington (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background A functional appliance is commonly used to optimize the development of the facial skeleton in the treatment of Class II malocclusion. Recent three-dimensional(3D) image-based analysis offers numerous advantages in quantitative measurement and visualization in orthodontics. The ai...