OBJECTIVES. The aim of this study is to describe preformed elastomeric appliances, soft plastic orthodontic devices that are recommended for interceptive treatment and are frequently used in combination with myofunctional therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Construction characteristics and indications for use are analysed. Different devices are available with common features, all of them to be used during the night and a few hours during the day. Two illustra tive case studies are presented together with the scientific literature that evaluated their efficacy. RESULTS. Preformed elastomeric appliances promote skeletal and dentoalveolar changes in the growing patient and can improve the functional equilibrium of oral muscles. CONCLUSIONS. Elastomeric appliances can be effectively used in interceptive therapy to correct different orthopaedic or orthodontic problems in growing patients.
OBIETTIVI. Il presente lavoro descrive i dispositivi preformati elastomerici, apparecchi morbidi ed elastici che trovano impiego nell’ortodonzia intercettiva e vengono in genere associati alla terapia miofunzionale. MATERIALI E METODI. Si analizzano le caratteristiche costruttive e le indicazioni all’utilizzo. Sono reperibili diversi dispositivi con caratteristiche comuni, tutti da utilizzare durante la notte e alcune ore durante il giorno. Vengono illustrati due casi clinici esemplificativi insieme alla letteratura scientifica che ne ha valutato l’efficacia. RISULTATI. I dispositivi ortodontici preformati promuovono modificazioni scheletriche e dento-alveolari nei pazienti in crescita e contribuiscono a migliorarne l’equilibrio neuromuscolare. CONCLUSIONI. I preformati elastomerici rappresentano un’alternativa terapeutica per l’intercettamento precoce di alcune problematiche ortodontico-ortopediche dell’età evolutiva.
Trattamento ortodontico intercettivo con dispositivi elastomerici preformati: revisione della letteratura e casi clinici=Interceptive orthodontic treatment with elastomeric appliances: literature review and case reports / C.G.M. Ricciardi, M.G. Cagetti, S. Cattaneo, Y. Qing Hu, L. Strohmenger. - In: DENTAL CADMOS. - ISSN 0011-8524. - 85:3(2017 Mar), pp. 146-155.
Trattamento ortodontico intercettivo con dispositivi elastomerici preformati: revisione della letteratura e casi clinici=Interceptive orthodontic treatment with elastomeric appliances: literature review and case reports
C.G.M. Ricciardi
Primo
;M.G. CagettiSecondo
;S. Cattaneo;L. StrohmengerUltimo
2017
Abstract
OBJECTIVES. The aim of this study is to describe preformed elastomeric appliances, soft plastic orthodontic devices that are recommended for interceptive treatment and are frequently used in combination with myofunctional therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Construction characteristics and indications for use are analysed. Different devices are available with common features, all of them to be used during the night and a few hours during the day. Two illustra tive case studies are presented together with the scientific literature that evaluated their efficacy. RESULTS. Preformed elastomeric appliances promote skeletal and dentoalveolar changes in the growing patient and can improve the functional equilibrium of oral muscles. CONCLUSIONS. Elastomeric appliances can be effectively used in interceptive therapy to correct different orthopaedic or orthodontic problems in growing patients.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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