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<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>To report the treatment of a severe Class II division 1 malocclusion using bone-plate anchorage.</p>
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<h3>Methods</h3>
<p>A 12 year-old Thai girl presented with a skeletal 2, Class II division 1 malocclusion. Following extraction of the maxillary first premolars and mandibular second premolars, the maxillary anterior teeth were retracted and the mandibular posterior teeth moved mesially. A miniplate with screws, placed in each zygomatic buttress, was used as absolute anchorage for coil springs to retract the maxillary anterior six teeth.</p>
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<h3>Results</h3>
<p>After treatment, the patient presented with a normal overjet and overbite, a dental Class I relationship bilaterally and an improved facial profile.</p>
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Objective
To report the treatment of a severe Class II division 1 malocclusion using bone-plate anchorage.


Methods
A 12 year-old Thai girl presented with a skeletal 2, Class II division 1 malocclusion. Following extraction of the maxillary first premolars and mandibular second premolars, the maxillary anterior teeth were retracted and the mandibular posterior teeth moved mesially. A miniplate with screws, placed in each zygomatic buttress, was used as absolute anchorage for coil springs to retract the maxillary anterior six teeth.


Results
After treatment, the patient presented with a normal overjet and overbite, a dental Class I relationship bilaterally and an improved facial profile.

Treatment of skeletal 2 malocclusion using bone-plate anchorage. A case report

Australasian Orthodontic Journal

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Objective
To report the treatment of a severe Class II division 1 malocclusion using bone-plate anchorage.


Methods
A 12 year-old Thai girl presented with a...

Treatment of skeletal 2 malocclusion using bone-plate anchorage. A case report

Published Online: Dec 13, 2023

Page range: 65 - 71

Received: Feb 01, 2006

Accepted: Feb 01, 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2007-0011

© 2007 Kallaya Kraikosol et al., published by Sciendo

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