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<p>This case report describes a two-phase approach to the treatment of an Angle Class II division 2 malocclusion in a growing boy. The first phase utilised a functional appliance (Clark Twin Blocks) du ring puberty and achieved a pleasing improvement in the facial profile. The second phase involved a fixed upper and lower Begg appliance without extractions, followed by retention. An unexpected complication was the failure of the lower left second molar to erupt; surgical removal of cystic elements surrounding this tooth, followed by traction and, later, mechanics to correct the buccal cross-bite, eventually corrected its position.</p>
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This case report describes a two-phase approach to the treatment of an Angle Class II division 2 malocclusion in a growing boy. The first phase utilised a functional appliance (Clark Twin Blocks) du ring puberty and achieved a pleasing improvement in the facial profile. The second phase involved a fixed upper and lower Begg appliance without extractions, followed by retention. An unexpected complication was the failure of the lower left second molar to erupt; surgical removal of cystic elements surrounding this tooth, followed by traction and, later, mechanics to correct the buccal cross-bite, eventually corrected its position.

Two-phase treatment of an Angle Class II division 2 malocclusion

Australasian Orthodontic Journal

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This case report describes a two-phase approach to the treatment of an Angle Class II division 2 malocclusion in a growing boy. The first phase utilised a...

Two-phase treatment of an Angle Class II division 2 malocclusion

Published Online: Jan 13, 2024

Page range: 113 - 125

Received: Jul 01, 1997

Accepted: Nov 01, 1997

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-1998-0006

© 1998 Morris Rapaport, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.