The use of functional appliances for class II malocclusions: a nation-wide cross-sectional survey of orthodontists in Australia

If detected at the appropriate age, a Class II malocclusion can be improved or camouflaged by utilising functional appliances to manipulate a child’s skeletal growth spurt to advantage.

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Main Authors: Hastie Thomas, Goonewardene Mithran, Lee Richard, Naoum Steven, Razza Mike
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Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2024-11-01
Series:Australasian Orthodontic Journal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2024-0025
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spelling doaj-art-ff6de9e2bb1e4a7088f10a1dce6219742025-02-10T13:25:21ZengSciendoAustralasian Orthodontic Journal2207-74802024-11-014029611010.2478/aoj-2024-0025The use of functional appliances for class II malocclusions: a nation-wide cross-sectional survey of orthodontists in AustraliaHastie Thomas0Goonewardene Mithran1Lee Richard2Naoum Steven3Razza Mike4Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, AustraliaDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, AustraliaDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, AustraliaDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, AustraliaDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, AustraliaIf detected at the appropriate age, a Class II malocclusion can be improved or camouflaged by utilising functional appliances to manipulate a child’s skeletal growth spurt to advantage.https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2024-0025
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The use of functional appliances for class II malocclusions: a nation-wide cross-sectional survey of orthodontists in Australia
Australasian Orthodontic Journal
title The use of functional appliances for class II malocclusions: a nation-wide cross-sectional survey of orthodontists in Australia
title_full The use of functional appliances for class II malocclusions: a nation-wide cross-sectional survey of orthodontists in Australia
title_fullStr The use of functional appliances for class II malocclusions: a nation-wide cross-sectional survey of orthodontists in Australia
title_full_unstemmed The use of functional appliances for class II malocclusions: a nation-wide cross-sectional survey of orthodontists in Australia
title_short The use of functional appliances for class II malocclusions: a nation-wide cross-sectional survey of orthodontists in Australia
title_sort use of functional appliances for class ii malocclusions a nation wide cross sectional survey of orthodontists in australia
url https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2024-0025
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