Abstract
Objectives: To present an international literature revision on neuromuscular changes caused by the functional appliance Andreasen and to compare the different hypothesis. Materials and methods: A systematic revision of the literature on correlation between the use of functional appliance Andreasen, and the following neuromuscular changes has been done on Medline database. Keywords chosen were: "emg and functional appliances", "emg and Andreasen activator", "class II malocclusions". Among articles, that ones published between 1966 and 2011 were considered. Results: The international literature presents a lot of studies dealing with the neuromuscular effects caused by functional appliances. There are many and conflicting hypothesis, however the exact theory is not clear yet. Conclusions: On the scientific evidences present in literature it is possible to conclude that, whatever functional appliance is used, there is always a neuromuscular adaptation.
| Translated title of the contribution | Functional appliance Andreasen and electromyographic evalutations. A literature review |
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| Original language | Italian |
| Pages (from-to) | 491-497 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Dental Cadmos |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue number | 9 |
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| Publication status | Published - Nov 2012 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Orthodontics
- Oral Surgery