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Carrière Distalizer appliance; Electromyographic activity; Distalization
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Evaluation Of Electromyographic Activity Concomitant To Class Ii Correction Using Carrier Distalizer Appliance, Amira Ahmed, Samir Ibrahim, Maha Mohamed
Evaluation Of Electromyographic Activity Concomitant To Class Ii Correction Using Carrier Distalizer Appliance, Amira Ahmed, Samir Ibrahim, Maha Mohamed
Al-Azhar Journal of Dentistry
Purpose: To assess the electromyographic activity of oral muscles concomitant to Class II malocclusion correction using Carrier Distalizer appliance. Materials and Methods: 10 female patients with age ranged between (18-21) years old were selected for this study. All patients were examined to fulfill the inclusion criteria. All patients in this study underwent radiographic evaluation (panoramic and lateral cephalometric) and electromyographic evaluation before and after Class II correction using Carrier Distalizer appliance. Study duration for patients was six months. Results: The result of this study showed that no significant changes occurred in skeletal measurements except increase angle of convexity. Regarding electromyographic …