[Timing of treatment with bite-jumping appliance in orthodontics].
Bite-jumping appliance is a rational appliance for patients with severe overjet and retrusive mandible. In the pubertal growth spurt of patient, the appliance has good effect on skeletal or dental Angle class II malocclusions. After functional treatment, the probability of orthodontic treatment and orthopedic surgery in adult can be reduced. However, the most suitable time to use the bite-jumping appliance has been discussed continuously in various studies. According to many studies related, this paper summarized the treatment time of the fixed and the removable bite-jumping appliances, and compared the advantages and disadvantages between them.
Ding
Kai-min
KM
Department of Stomatology, the Sixth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai 200233, China. dingkm5623@hotmail.com
Shen
Gang
G
Cao
Hui-ju
HJ
D000328:Adult; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D006801:Humans; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000628:therapy*; D008334:Mandible; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D017289:Orthodontic Appliances, Functional; D009970:Orthodontics / Q000379:methods*