Open AccessMandibular Growth Rotation Effects on Postretention Stability of Mandibular Incisor Alignment
Author(s) -
Piotr Fudalej,
Jon Årtun
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the angle orthodontist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1945-7103
pISSN - 0003-3219
DOI - 10.2319/0003-3219(2007)077[0199:mgreop]2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - medicine , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , orthodontics , incisor , dentistry , rotation (mathematics) , mandibular lateral incisor , occlusion , malocclusion , reduction (mathematics) , mandibular incisor , cephalometry , mathematics , mandibular first molar , molar , surgery , geometry , biology , botany , genus
To test the hypotheses that pronounced forward and backward mandibular growth rotation may be risk factors for postretention relapse of mandibular incisor alignment, and that morphologic parameters at adolescence may be predictive of the remaining type of mandibular growth.