MTH herbst appliance, class II elastics and Paolone-Kaitsas functional appliance in mixed dentition class II patients: a retrospective cohort study
Both the fixed MTH appliance and the removable PK appliance produced greater skeletal effects compared to Class II intermaxillary elastics, even when applied during the mixed dentition phase. Although the PK group demonstrated better dentoalveolar control, when significant skeletal modifications are required in young patients with mixed dentition, the use of a fixed functional appliance - such as the Herbst - is preferable.
Authors
- Roberto Kaitsas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8698-0713)
- Fabio Castellana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6439-8228)
- Antonio Manni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3998-7645)
- E Gotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5347-2730)
- Maria Giacinta Paolone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7744-0659)
- Andrea Boggio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7672-2523)
- Mauro Cozzani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7289-0637)
- Giorgio Gastaldi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6285-1404)
Institutions
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT)
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (IT)
- Ospedale San Giuseppe (IT)
- University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Progress in Orthodontics
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40510-025-00583-1
- Primary Topic
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00