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Compared to natural growth, cHG treatment was not associated on average with increases in mandibular (eight studies; SMD 0.22; 95% CI \u22120.06, 0.49; P = 0.11) or maxillary plane angle (seven studies; SMD 0.81; 95% CI \u22120.34, 1.95; P=0.14). Observed changes translate to MDs of 0.48\u00b0 (95% CI \u22120.13, 1.07\u00b0) and 1.22\u00b0 (95% CI \u22120.51, 2.94\u00b0) in the SN-ML and SN-NL angles, respectively. No significant differences were seen in y-axis, facial axis angle, or posterior face height (P &amp;gt; 0.05). Similarly, no significant differences were found between cHG treatment and (i) addition of a lower utility arch, (ii) hp-HG treatment, and (iii) removable functional appliance treatment (P &amp;gt; 0.05 for all). Meta-regressions of patient age, sex, or duration and sensitivity analyses showed relative robustness, while our confidence in these estimates was low to very low due to the risk of bias, inconsistency, and imprecision.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>cHG on average is not consistently associated with posterior rotation of the jaws or a consistent increase in vertical facial dimensions among Class II patients.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Registration<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>PROSPERO registration (CRD42022374603).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ejo\/cjad053","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,10,22]],"date-time":"2023-10-22T22:56:20Z","timestamp":1698015380000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Vertical effects of 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