Comparative Evaluation of the Forces Produced by Tongue on Circummaxillary Sutures in Skeletal Class-III Malocclusion with Maxillary Hypoplasia Using Tongue Crib with that of Facemask Therapy: A FEM Study
Jeni Ann Mathew, Ranjit H. Kamble, Sunita S. Shrivastava & Sumukh Nerurkar · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2021
Introduction: The tongue exerts its force during swallowing, while it rests behind the crib. Magnitude of forces tongue exerts through tongue crib at various sutures, its implication in various grades of maxillary hypoplasia in Class III malocclusion is not provided in literature...