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W B Magness

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PubMed1994

Maxillary molar vertical control with the use of transpalatal arches.

Upper molar eruption and its clinical significance to vertical control were measured in a retrospective cephalometric study of 40 patients (20 with and 20 without transpalatal arches) treated in a private practice. Pretreatment and posttreatment cephalometric values were compared to determine how well the patients were matched. No statistically significant differences were noted between control and test groups for the following variables: maxillary and mandibular molar vertical eruption per year, maxillary complex vertical growth per year, effective horizontal condylar growth per year, ratio of effective horizontal pogonion movement to effective vertical pogonion movement, ratio of effective vertical condylar growth to the summation of maxillary, and mandibular vertical molar eruption plus maxillary complex vertical growth, beginning age, and ending age. The control group exhibited statistically greater forward positioning of pogonion and greater effective vertical condylar growth than did the treatment group.

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PubMed1987

The mini-visualized treatment objective.

The predetermination of the eventual outcome of orthodontic treatment should be a part of each orthodontist's armamentarium. The mini-visualized treatment objective is a simple yet relatively accurate method of predicting the incisor and molar relations on the basis of growth and treatment alterations of the dentoskeletal framework. Obtainable treatment objectives are recorded on the original acetate tracing. In addition to space calculations, direction and magnitude of tooth movement are clearly indicated. Not only is the mini-visualized treatment objective an excellent visual aid during case presentation, it may also be used to check on possible "midcourse" corrections during treatment and the evaluation of the final result compared with the original prediction.

Adolescent↗