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The test group included 30 patients (14 males, 16 females; mean age, 10.66\u2009\u00b1\u20092.12\u00a0years) treated with the EQ (Equilibrator) Series II. The control group included 30 patients (15 males, 15 females; mean age, 10.76\u2009\u00b1\u20092.52\u00a0years) treated with the Occlus-o-Guide. The two groups exhibited the same orthodontic features. The orthodontic criteria were: skeletal and dental class II malocclusion (divisions 1 and 2); and the presence of OJ and OB. Evaluation of OJ and OB was performed at two timepoints: T0 (before starting therapy) and T1 (after 1\u00a0year).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>At T0, OJ and OB were similar for the two groups; however, at T1, both OJ and OB were significantly lower with the Eptamed device compared to the Occlus-o-Guide device (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0019).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Elastodontic devices improve orthodontic outcomes by aiding orthodontic patient management, diagnosis, and treatment planning, reducing the risk relapse acting on the whole organism and the rehabilitation of the tongue.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12903-021-01628-7","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,5,17]],"date-time":"2021-05-17T16:04:55Z","timestamp":1621267495000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Efficacy of elastodontic devices in overjet and overbite reduction assessed by computer-aid evaluation"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Eleonora","family":"Ortu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Davide","family":"Pietropaoli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Samuele","family":"Cova","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maria Chiara","family":"Marci","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Annalisa","family":"Monaco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,5,17]]},"reference":[{"issue":"5","key":"1628_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"503","DOI":"10.1093\/ejo\/21.5.503","volume":"21","author":"QV Nguyen","year":"1999","unstructured":"Nguyen QV, Bezemer PD, Habets L, Prahl-Andersen B. 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