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Application of functional orthodontic appliances to treatment of “mandibular retrusion syndrome"

Published by: Japanese Journal of Clinical Dentistry for Children

There have recently been an increasing number of parents complaining of their children’s health-related problems other than caries, such as decline in exercise ability, open-mouth posture, slow eating, allergy and misaligned teeth. Indeed, studies have shown increases in the number of children with difficulty masticating hard chewy food or inability to swallow correctly.

Authors: Akira Kanao, Masanori Mashiko and Kosho Kanao

maxillary protrusion, misaligned teeth, mandibular retrusion syndrome, functional orthodontic appliances