How to ... manage the transition from functional to fixed appliances.
This paper presents the methods of transfer from functional to fixed appliances. The aim of transition should be maintenance of Class II correction in a time-efficient manner without compromising long-term patient co-operation.
Maxillofacial Unit, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Ethelbert Road, Canterbury, UK.
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D006801:Humans; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000628:therapy*; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D017289:Orthodontic Appliances, Functional; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000295:instrumentation*