title: [Elastic activator appliances: Bimler's elastic appliance and Klammt's elastic activator].
abstract: The action of two elastic activators (Bimler and Klammt) is studied in twenty Class II/1 malocclusions, with a mean age of 10.2 years and a treatment time of 2.7 years. Intercanine and intermolar widths, and "anterior arch height" (Korkhaus) were measured on models at the beginning and at the end of treatment. On lateral X-Ray films following parameters (Ricketts) were measured: facial axis, facial depth, convexity, lower facial height, and corpus axis. Conclusions are: both appliances have a good transverse response, Bimler's Gebissformer increase vertical growth, and Klammt's elastic activator decrease convexity by a more anterior mandibular positioning.
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authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Solano Reina
mesh_terms: D000202:Activator Appliances; D001641:Bicuspid / Q000473:pathology; D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D003481:Cuspid / Q000473:pathology; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000473:pathology; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D004548:Elasticity; D006801:Humans; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology; D008963:Molar / Q000473:pathology; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology
vernacular_title: Activateurs élastiques: modeleur élastique de BIMLER et activateur élastique de KLAMMT.