A severe skeletal Class II correction by activator headgear

The present case signifies the importance of functional jaw orthopedic treatment in a vertically growing female patient with mandibular deficiency and maxillary vertical excess and superimposition of pretreatment and posttreatment cephalometric tracings shows desired treatment outcomes. Skeletal Class II malocclusion with mandibular deficiency and maxillary excess is a severe skeletal problem encountered in growing individuals. Correction of mandibular deficiency and maxillary excess in a skeletal Class II patient with a vertical growth pattern poses a great challenge. The control of vertical dimension becomes very important as downward and backward rotation of mandible will exaggerate the facial convexity. The present case signifies the importance of functional jaw orthopedic treatment in a vertically growing female patient with mandibular deficiency and maxillary vertical excess. Activator headgear combination was used for skeletal correction which was followed by fixed mechanotherapy. Superimposition of pretreatment and posttreatment cephalometric tracings shows desired treatment outcomes.

PDF) Two-phase treatment of skeletal Class II malocclusion with the combination of the Twin-block appliance and high-pull headgear

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PDF) Intermaxillary forces during activator treatment

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SciELO - Brasil - Different approaches to the treatment of skeletal Class II malocclusion during growth: Bionator versus extraoral appliance Different approaches to the treatment of skeletal Class II malocclusion during growth

Width and height of the anterior alveolus among the different study groups.

Figure 3 from Treatment of a skeletal Class II malocclusion using fixed functional appliance with miniplate anchorage

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Two – Phase Therapy of a Severe Skeletal Class Ii Malocclusion – Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal

Two – Phase Therapy of a Severe Skeletal Class Ii Malocclusion – Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal

a) Post activator headgear therapy frontal at rest, (b) post activator

PDF] Class II, Division 1 Angle malocclusion with severe proclination of maxillary incisors