Original Article

The Cephalometrıc Evaluatıon Of Dentoalveolar Effects Of The Begg Technıque

10.13076/1300-3550-6-2-127

  • Mehmet Özgen
  • Semra Ciğer

Turk J Orthod 1993;6(2):127-133

This study is carried out on initial and final lateral cephalograms of patients characterized with class 1 anterior crowding malocclusion whose four bicuspids are extracted as a requirement of Begg technique therapy. Lateral cephalograms of 28 individuals with similar features are held as a control group for comparison within the same time frame. Conclusively, Ricketts and related cephalometric evaluation indicated significant changes in the dentoalveolar process.

Keywords: Begg Technique, Cephalometric Evaluation