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Activator Therapy

Activator Therapy is an orthopedic-functional orthodontic treatment modality that employs a removable Andresen-type activator appliance to posture the mandible forward and harness orofacial muscular and growth-related forces to correct skeletal and dental discrepancies, particularly Class II malocclusions, in growing patients.

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116

Authors

45

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

2

Variants

Andresen Appliance Therapy

Parents

Children

Publications

61

Response to activator treatment in Class II malocclusions

Karin Vargervik, Egli P. Harvold · American Journal of Orthodontics · 1985 · 190 citations

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A cephalometric analysis of skeletal and dental changes contributing to Class II correction in activator treatment

Hans Pancherz · American Journal of Orthodontics · 1984 · 190 citations

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The effect of activator treatment on Class II malocclusions

Lennart Lagerström · American Journal of Orthodontics · 1979 · 168 citations

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The influence of activator treatment on skeletal growth in Angle Class II: 1 cases. A roentgenocephalometric study

Sten Jakobsson, Gunnar Paulin · European Journal of Orthodontics · 1990 · 85 citations

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The Class II malocclusion: Differential diagnosis and clinical application of activators, extraoral traction, and fixed appliances

J P Pfeiffer, D Grobéty · American Journal of Orthodontics · 1975 · 81 citations

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Authors

116

  1. BI
    Bengt Ingervall

    University of Gothenburg, Sweden

    7 publications · 216 citations

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  2. HP
    Hans Pancherz

    Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Germany

    3 publications · 229 citations

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  3. JA
    Johan Ahlgren

    Lund University, Sweden

    3 publications · 104 citations

    3

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  4. PC
    Paola Cozza

    University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

    2 publications · 79 citations

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  5. UT
    Urs Thüer

    University of Bern, Switzerland

    2 publications · 46 citations

    2

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Institutions

45

  1. University of Bern

    Bern, Switzerland

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    242 citations

  2. Istanbul University

    Istanbul, Türkiye

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    150 citations

  3. University of Rome Tor Vergata

    Rome, Italy

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    79 citations

  4. Umeå University

    Umeå, Sweden

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    121 citations

  5. Heidelberg University

    Heidelberg, Germany

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    93 citations

  6. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    109 citations

  7. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    212 citations

  8. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    61 citations

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Venues

  1. European Journal of Orthodontics

    16 publications · 675 citations

    15

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 15 publications · 381 citations

    13

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  3. American Journal of Orthodontics

    10 publications · 916 citations

    10

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  5. Australasian Orthodontic Journal

    3 publications · 58 citations

    3

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