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Clinical Trial
. 2000 Oct;118(4):371-6; discussion 377.
doi: 10.1067/mod.2000.109492.

Ratings of profile attractiveness after functional appliance treatment

K O'Neill  1 , M Harkness, R Knight
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Clinical Trial

Ratings of profile attractiveness after functional appliance treatment

K O'Neill et al. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2000 Oct.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the change in profile attractiveness in children with Class II Division 1 malocclusion after 18 months' treatment with functional appliances. Changes in profile attractiveness were assessed by panels of art students, dental students, and parents of orthodontic patients. Each panel consisted of an equal number of male and female raters. The raters first decided whether the initial or 18-month profile silhouette was more attractive, and then scored the degree to which it was more attractive on an unmarked visual analog scale. There were no significant differences between either male and female raters or among panels in their assessments of the change in profile attractiveness in the whole sample. Neither were there significant differences between the change in profile attractiveness of the untreated subjects and the subjects treated with either Fränkel function regulators or Harvold activators. It is concluded that treatment with functional appliances does not lead to more attractive profiles than nontreatment.

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  • What patients want, and what they need.
    Turpin DL. Turpin DL. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2000 Oct;118(4):365. doi: 10.1067/mod.2000.111256. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2000. PMID: 11029728 No abstract available.
  • Evidence-based orthodontics and functional appliances.
    Wilson BR. Wilson BR. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2001 Apr;119(4):20A-21A. doi: 10.1067/mod.2001.114377. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2001. PMID: 11298302 No abstract available.
  • Functional orthopedics.
    Fränkel R. Fränkel R. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2001 May;119(5):11A. doi: 10.1067/mod.2001.114183. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2001. PMID: 11343012 No abstract available.
  • Evidence-based orthodontics.
    Courtney MD, Leigh TJ. Courtney MD, et al. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2001 Sep;120(3):18A-19A. doi: 10.1067/mod.2001.118624. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2001. PMID: 11552115 No abstract available.
  • Functional orthopedics and activator treatment.
    Rakosi T. Rakosi T. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2001 Sep;120(3):19A-20A. doi: 10.1067/mod.2001.118928. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2001. PMID: 11552117 No abstract available.

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