title: Class II, division 1 treatment with Fränkel and Edgewise appliances--a comparative study of mandibular growth and facial esthetics.
abstract: A statistical comparison of treatment changes in twenty patients treated with a Fränkel appliance and twenty treated with the Edgewise mechanism. Both groups showed similar improvements, with no significant differences in mandibular growth.
mesh_terms: D000202:Activator Appliances; D000367:Age Factors; D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000628:therapy*; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000628:therapy*; D008334:Mandible / Q000254:growth & development*; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D009968:Orthodontic Appliances, Removable; D013997:Time Factors; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation