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Is it possible to modulate the growth of the human mandible with a functional appliance?
A Petrovic1, J Stutzmann, J Lavergne
1Office of Research, L.S.U. School of Dentistry, New Orleans 70119.
International Journal of Orthodontics
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
A significant increase in overall mandibular length can be achieved with a functional appliance. However this only appears possible in children with a high tissue-level growth potential and responsiveness as defined by the mandibular subperiosteal ossification rate and alveolar bone turnover rate.
