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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2017; 07(03): 058-062
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1708726
Case Report

Two Phase Therapy for Class II Division 1 Malocclusion - A Case Report

Suraj Prasad Sinha
1   PG Student, Department of Orthodontics and Dento-facial Orthopedics, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore.
,
Akhil Shetty
2   Reader, Department of Orthodontics and Dento-facial Orthopedics, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore.
,
M. S. Ravi
3   Professor & Head of the Department, Department of Orthodontics and Dento-facial Orthopedics, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore.
,
U.S. Krishna Nayak
4   Senior Professor, Principal & Dean, Department of Orthodontics and Dento-facial Orthopedics, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore.
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Abstract

A 13 year old growing male reported with a complaint of forwardly placed upper front teeth. The case was diagnosed to be Skeletal Class II due to retrognathic mandible. Since the patient was in the growing phase, two phase treatment was planned. The First phase comprised of mandibular advancement using TWIN BLOCK. The final finishing and detailing was achieved in the Second phase of treatment using 0.022 MBT Prescription (self-legating) to produce well-aligned arches in good function and aesthetics.

Keywords

Two phase therapy - Twin block - Self ligating bracket - Mandibular advancement - VTO


Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 28. Juli 2017

Angenommen: 10. August 2017

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
22. April 2020

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