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Volume 9 Issue 2 (February, 2021)
Review Articles
Orthopedic Appliances- A Review Article | |
Paramvir Singh Walia, Sudhir Munjal, Satnam Singh, Harmeet Singh, Jewel Elizabeth Renji | |
Dentofacial orthopedics is directed primarily toward the correction of facial skeletal deviations influencing or associated with malocclusions. The primary objective is to correct the skeletal imbalance; correction of the malocclusion is relatively secondary in importance. Numerous commercially available appliances are used by orthodontist to assist in effecting orthopedic jaw correction and/or orthodontic tooth movement, but selection of appliance can be confusing. Some commonly used appliances include headgear, facemask and chin cup. Keywords: Orthopedic appliances, Headgear, Facemask, Chincup. |
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