title: [Optimal time for treatment with the Herbst appliance].
abstract: This article endeavours to answer the question of whether treatment at an early or a later age is the ideal time for Herbst therapy. We discuss this topic by summarizing and evaluating the short and long-term effects of the Herbst appliance on the dentofacial complex. We place special emphasis on treatment outcomes in relation to the patient's somatic and skeletal maturity at the time of therapy. We also address the long-term stability of the treatment results. The available knowledge in the literature demonstrates that the ideal period for Herbst treatment is in the permanent dentition at or just after the peak of pubertal growth.
authors.affiliation: Poliklinik für Kieferorthopädie, Zentrum für ZMK, Giessen, Allemagne. sabin.ruf@dentist.med.uni-giessen.de
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruf
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D019229:Dentition, Permanent; D006801:Humans; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000628:therapy*; D008334:Mandible / Q000254:growth & development*; D017289:Orthodontic Appliances, Functional; D009972:Orthodontics, Interceptive / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011627:Puberty