Skeletal and dental modifications produced by the Bionator III appliance.
The therapeutic results of a functional orthopedic treatment with a Balters' Bionator III appliance were evaluated. The sample group included 39 white growing subjects with a dentoskeletal Class III malocclusion. A 2-year study compared results with a control group. The results showed that the Bionator III is effective, especially when the malocclusion is mainly the result of a midfacial deficiency and when there is a hypodivergent growth pattern.
Department of Dentistry and Stomatology, University of Milan, School of Medicine, Italy.
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D000202:Activator Appliances; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000628:therapy*; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D012016:Reference Values; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric