Facial profile evaluation and prediction of skeletal class II patients during camouflage extraction treatment: a pilot study.

Journal: Head & face medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The evaluation of the facial profile of skeletal Class II patients with camouflage treatment is of great importance for patients and orthodontists. The aim of this study is to explore the key factors in evaluating the facial profile esthetics and to predict the posttreatment facial profile esthetics of skeletal Class II extraction patients.

Authors

  • Runzhi Guo
    Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, 22 Zhongguancun Avenue South, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, P.R. China.
  • Yuan Tian
    Department of Geriatrics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
  • Xiaobei Li
    Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, 22 Zhongguancun Avenue South, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, P.R. China.
  • Weiran Li
    Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, 22 Zhongguancun Avenue South, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, P.R. China.
  • Danqing He
    Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, 22 Zhongguancun Avenue South, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, P.R. China. hedanqing@bjmu.edu.cn.
  • Yannan Sun
    Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, 22 Zhongguancun Avenue South, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, P.R. China. ynsun2012@126.com.