Treatment of Class II malocclusions with removable appliances. Part 3. Functional appliance therapy.
Functional appliance therapy can give good correction of Class II division 1 malocclusion. The keys to success are careful case selection and use of appliances that are active enough to work, but comfortable enough to be worn for 14 hours each day. Patient motivation is also an important factor.
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D000202:Activator Appliances; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000628:therapy*; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000628:therapy*; D009968:Orthodontic Appliances, Removable; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods