ORTHOPEDICS IN ORTHODONTICS .1. FICTION OR REALITY - A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

The purpose of this review is to investigate the orthopedic effect of functional appliances such as activators and Herbst appliances, and th e orthopedic effect of extraoral traction appliances. A systematic rev iew of mostly English-language orthodontic articles reporting treatmen t of Class II malocclusions with different orthopedic appliances was c arried out. According to this review, only Herbst therapy was able to change mandibular growth to a clinically significant extent. In part I I of this study, the long-term effect of these changes will be evaluat ed.