Maxillary Incisor Intrusion and Facial Growth
A palate and first molar anchorage appliance is used to intrude upper incisors, and the effects on dental and skeletal variables are examined in 25 growing females and 25 matched controls. On average, the mandible was unaffected for the entire treated sample, but those with the largest reduction in overbite showed more increase in mandibular length than expected.Abstract
Contributor Notes
Dr. DeVincenzo is in the private practice of orthodontics in San Luis Obispo, California, and is Associate Professor of Orthodontics in the School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University. He is a dental (D.D.S.) and orthodontic graduate of Loma Linda University, and holds an M.S. degree in Biochemistry from the same institution
Mr. Winn is a full-time research associate with Dr. DeVincenzo. He holds an M.A. degree in English from California Polytechnic State University and has taught there and in Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand