Review Article
Fixed functional Appliances in Orthodontics-A review
Devinder Preet Singh* and Ramanpreet Kaur
Published: 10 January, 2018 | Volume 3 - Issue 1 | Pages: 001-010
Correcting class II malocclusion has always challenged an orthodontist owing to the complex and multifactorial aetiology. Age of patient and selection of the appliance plays an important role in the outcome of the treatment. Growth modification using functional appliances achieves stable results in class II patients. An orthodontist has wide variety of fixed and removable appliances for addressing a class II malocclusion. In this review article an attempt has been made to compile various available fixed functional appliances.
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DOI: 10.29328/journal.johcs.1001021
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Keywords:
Class II malocclusion; Fixed functional appliances; Growth modification
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