GROWTH MODULATION TECHNIQUES FOR VERTICAL GROWERS IN SKELETAL CLASS II: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Dr. Monika P. Aswani; Dr. Jayesh S. Rahalkar; Dr. Sachin Durkar

Volume : VIII, Issue : XII, December - 2019

GROWTH MODULATION TECHNIQUES FOR VERTICAL GROWERS IN SKELETAL CLASS II: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Dr. Monika P. Aswani, Dr. Jayesh S. Rahalkar, Dr. Sachin Durkar

Abstract :

Objective: Class II patients having a retrognathic mandible and hyperdivergent growth tendencies, which makes them most difficult to treat orthodontically. Hence, this systematic review aims at determining the different techniques for growth modulation in patients having a vertical growth pattern in Skeletal class II. Method: A systematic review of articles selected from PUBMED and other sources was carried out. A total of 23 articles were identified through electronic database searching out of which 9 articles were selected on the basis of PRSIMA format. These studies helped in enlisting different techniques for growth modulation in Skeletal Class II vertical growers. Results: While there is a lack of strong evidence demonstrating various growth modulation techniques which can be used for skeletal Class II hyperdivergent patients, the high pull headgear, cervical pull headgear, occipital pull headgear, combination pull headgear, other myofunctional appliances used in combination with extra-oral traction force can be used for growth modulation in skeletal class II vertical growers.