Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Jul 1988
Frontal Facial Changes with the Fränkel Appliance
Frontal Facial Changes with the Fränkel Appliance
Page Range: 257 – 287
A study of 50 cases treated with the Fränkel appliance shows significantly greater increase in bigonial width and related decrease in frontofacial taper as seen in the P–A cephalometric view than in comparable cases treated with Edgewise therapy or in untreated norms from the Bolton and FOR studies.Abstract
Keywords: CEPHALOMETRICS; FRANKEL; FRONTAL VIEW; FUNCTIONAL APPLIANCE; WIDTH
Copyright: Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists
Contributor Notes
Dr. Owen is in the private practice of orthodontics in Austin, Texas. He is a graduate of Baylor University Dental School (D.D.S.) and holds an M.S.D. degree in Orthodontics from Baylor University. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics