Open AccessAirway and hard tissue dimensions in children treated with early and later timed cervical headgear—a randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Johanna Julku,
Kirsi Pirilä-Parkkinen,
Pertti Pirttiniemi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
european journal of orthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.252
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1460-2210
pISSN - 0141-5387
DOI - 10.1093/ejo/cjx088
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , occlusion , craniofacial , randomization , dentistry , molar , maxilla , airway , blinding , cephalometry , orthodontics , surgery , psychiatry
A Kloehn-type cervical headgear (CH) aims to correct skeletal jaw discrepancy in Class II children. A few studies have reported CH treatment effects on airway dimensions, but none of them have been randomized according to timing.
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