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Fixed Functional Appliances | 94277

Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science
eISSN No. 2347-2367 pISSN No. 2347-2545

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Fixed Functional Appliances

Author(s): Shahin Dhakwala* and Rizwan Gilani

Abstract

Orthodontists have been using functional devices to repair Class II malocclusions for over a century. During this time, a variety of methods have been developed, many of which have been accompanied by claims of growth modification. Recent clinical research has raised doubts about whether they have a long-term impact on face growth, the effects on the skeleton are temprory. Regardless of the outcome, the therapeutic efficacy of these devices is recognised and sagittal arch defects can be corrected. The clinical usage of functional devices will be discussed in this article, as well as the supporting evidence and limits. The objective being to assess the methodical literature and how functional devices affect dental and facial framework when Class II malocclusions are corrected. Activator and the functional regulator are the only two devices under scrutiny. To determine the skeletal and dentoalveolar results of fixed functional devices on Class II malocclusion. The goal of this study was to assess scientific research on the impact of functional devices on dentofacial structures in the treatment of Class II malocclusions. The activator and the functional regulator are the only devices under consideration. Since the 1930’s, functional devices have been employed. Despite their long history, there is still a lot of misunderstanding about how to use them. The order of several muscular groups that control the mechanism and location of the lower jaw in order to transmit pressure to the dental structures and the bone is changed via device methods. These powerful forces frequently result in dental and skeletal changes. The two basic categories of functional devices are moveable and fixed functional devices. Patients who are resistive to detachable equipment or who have reached the end of their active growth phase are given fixed functional devices.

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