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Occlusal Plane Changes After Molar Distalization With a Pendulum Appliance in Growing Patients with Class II Malocclusion: A Retrospective Cephalometric Study

Marco Serafin, Rosamaria Fastuca, Elisabetta Castellani

Turkish Journal of Orthodontics · 2021 · 12 citations · 26 references

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Abstract

The pendulum appliance showed efficacy in distalizing the maxillary first and second molars at the expense of anterior anchorage loss. The OP did not show statistically significant changes after molar distalization.

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