title: Anteroposterior and vertical changes in skeletal class II patients treated with modified Thurow appliance.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the post-treatment anteroposterior and vertical alterations in skeletal Class II malocclusion with different maxillary patterns in patients treated with modified Thurow appliance. Forty-five patients (22 girls and 23 boys) with skeletal Class II and angle SN.GoGn ≤ 35 and different maxillary patterns (n = 15), as follows: retrusive (SNA<80°), normal (SNA = 80°- 84°) or protrusive (SNA>84°) maxilla; mean age 9 years at pre-treatment (T1) and 9 years and 10 months at post-treatment (T2), were treated with modified Thurow cervical traction appliance, with expander screw and extraoral face bow with 10° to 20° fold in relation to the intraoral arch. Force of 500 gf was applied and use for 12 to 14 h/day, with fortnightly adjustments. Analysis of variance ANOVA followed by post-hoc Tukey and Kruskal-Wallis test, followed by Mann-Whitney were used (α = 5%). In changes obtained from stage T1 to T2, no statistically significant differences were found among the groups Protrusive, normal and retrusive maxilla for the variables SNB, SN.GoGn, 1.NA, overjet, overbite and Class II discrepancy (right and left) (p>0.05). Angular measurements SNA and ANB in the protrusive maxilla group were significantly greater than in the normal and retrusive maxilla groups (p<0.01). However, in the normal maxilla group these values did not differ significantly from those of the retrusive maxilla group (p>0.05). Within the limits of this study, it may be concluded that the modified Thurow cervical traction appliance was efficient for the correction of skeletal Class II irrespective of the maxillary pattern. The mandible had no significant rotation during treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, State University of Southwest Bahia, Jequié, BA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Matheus Melo
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Pithon
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Federal University of Campina Grande, Patos, PB, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rogério Lacerda
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gêisa Aiane de Morais
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Sampaio
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
authors.forename: Izaura Helena Chaves
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: de Meneses
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, State University of Southwest Bahia, Jequié, BA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Raildo Silva
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Coqueiro
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005115:Extraoral Traction Appliances; D006801:Humans; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*