Class II, Division 1 Treatment with Frankel and Edgewise Appliances— A Comparative Study of Mandibular Growth and Facial Esthetics
Abstract
A statistical comparison of treatment changes in twenty patients treated with a Fränkel appliance and twenty treated with the Edgewise mechanism. Both groups showed similar improvements, with no significant differences in mandibular growth.
Contributor Notes
Dr. Adenwalla is in the private practice of Orthodontics. He is a Dental graduate (D.M.D.) of Boston University, and an Orthodontic graduate (M.S.) of Tufts University in Boston
Dr. Kronman is Director of Continuing Education and Professor of Orthodontics and Anatomy at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. He holds a D.D.S. degree form New York University, a Certificate in Orthodontics from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in Anatomy from the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond