Long-term results of surgically assisted maxillary protraction vs regular facemask.

Conclusion: In the short term, statistically significant maxillary advancement was achieved with surgically assisted maxillary protraction. However, in the long term, these sagittal changes were not stable, whereas RME and FM provided stability.
PMID: 24654941 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - March 21, 2014 Category: Dentistry Authors: Nevzatoğlu S, Küçükkeleş N Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research