title: [Improving the effectiveness of functional jaw orthopedics in Class II malocclusion by appropriate treatment timing].
abstract: Time can be considered the fourth dimension in dento-facial orthopedics. Treatment timing can play a significant role in the outcomes of treatment aimed to produce an orthopedic effect in the craniofacial structures. The results of methodologically-sound cephalometric studies of both the past and the recent history of orthodontics clearly indicate that optimal treatment timing for Class II skeletal disharmony with a functional appliance (e.g. twin block) is during or slightly after the peak in mandibular growth as revealed by a reliable biologic indicator of individual skeletal maturity such as the cervical vertebral maturation method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Università degli Studi di Firence, Via del Ponte di Mezzo 46-48, 50127 Firenze, Italie. tbaccetti@unifi.it
authors.forename: Tiziano
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baccetti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton / Q000379:methods; D000367:Age Factors; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002508:Cephalometry; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000254:growth & development; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000628:therapy*; D008334:Mandible / Q000254:growth & development*; D017289:Orthodontic Appliances, Functional; D009972:Orthodontics, Interceptive; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D016896:Treatment Outcome