Short- and long-term evaluation of mandibular dental arch dimensional changes in patients treated with a lip bumper during mixed dentition followed by fixed appliances.

CONCLUSIONS: Mandibular dental arch dimensions were significantly changed after lip bumper treatment. At follow-up, all arch widths were slightly decreased, generating an increase of 0.4 mm in crowding, considered clinically irrelevant. Overall changes remained stable after an average 6.3-year follow-up. PMID: 26771718 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26771718?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - January 15, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Raucci G, Pachêco-Pereira C, Elyasi M, d'Apuzzo F, Flores-Mir C, Perillo L Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research

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