Authors : Preeti Bhardwaj, Anjali Nair, Nitin Dungarwal, Piyush Bolya, Rutvik Trivedi
DOI : 10.18231/j.jco.2019.033
Volume : 3
Issue : 4
Year : 2019
Page No : 7-12
Introduction: Fixed functional appliance (FFA) is most commonly used for Class II correction which requires minimal patient compliance. PowerScope provides one of the best non extraction treatment options for non-compliant patients. This appliance addresses the critical needs of an orthodontist, including patient comfort and acceptance, extensive range of motion, and simple installation.
Objectives of study: This study was conducted to evaluate the clinical efficiency of PowerScope appliance by assessing skeletal, dentoalveolar, and soft?tissue changes and condyle?glenoid fossa relationship after using the appliance.
Methodology: Twenty patients of mean age of 16years with post pubertal growth period, who reported to the Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, have been treated for Class II malocclusion (extraction and nonextraction) and treated with Powerscope appliance were selected for the study. Selected patients pretreatment and post treatment lateral cephalogram were taken.
Results: The study revealed statistically significant changes in dentoalveolar and soft?tissue parameters after using PowerScope appliance and also significant changes in condyle-glenoid fossa relationship after using PowerScope appliance.
Conclusion: PowerScope was clinically efficient in the correction of Class II malocclusion in noncompliant patients. Hence, based on this study, we can conclude that PowerScope partly corrects by skeletal movement and mostly by dentoalveolar movement with a significant improvement in facial profile.
Key words: Class II correction, PowerScope appliance.