1. Effect of Bionator and Farmand Appliance on the Treatment of Mandibular Deficiency in Prepubertal Stage
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Hamidreza Pakshir, Ali Mokhtar, Alireza Darnahal, Zinat Kamali, Mohammad Hadi Behesti, and Abdolreza Jamilian
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bionator ,farmand ,mandibular deficiency ,Dentistry ,RK1-715 - Abstract
Objective:The present study aimed to compare dentoskeletal changes in mandibular-deficient patients treated with Bionator and Farmand appliances.Methods:This study included 54 subjects treated for class II division I malocclusion. All subjects fulfilled the following criteria: ANB>5°, SNB5 mm. The Bionator group consisted of 27 patients (15 girls, 12 boys) with the mean age of 11 (SD 1) years and the Farmand group consisted of 27 patients (17 girls, 10 boys) with the mean age of 11.1 (SD 1.4) years. Statistical analyses were performed using t-test, paired t-test, Wilcoxon, and Mann–Whitney test.Results:In the Farmand group, SNB significantly increased from 74.3° (SD 1.7) to 77.6° (SD 2.3) and ANB decreased by 3.2° (SD 1.7) (p
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- 2017
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