Open AccessOrthosurgical management of skeletal class-II malocclusion with vertical growth pattern- A case report
Author(s) -
Ashish Kamboj,
Sukhbir Singh Chopra,
Tushar Deshmukh,
Gagandeep Kochar,
Deepak Chauhan,
Prateek Mathur
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ip indian journal of orthodontics and dentofacial research/ip indian journal of orthodontics and dentofacial research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2581-9356
pISSN - 2581-9364
DOI - 10.18231/j.ijodr.2021.039
Subject(s) - malocclusion , dentistry , medicine , orthodontics , treatment modality , class (philosophy) , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , surgery , biology , computer science , botany , artificial intelligence , genus
Edward H Angle first gave the classification for malocclusions into Classes I, II and III. Amongst these, Class II is the most prevalent and commonly treated at orthodontic clinics. Treatment of Class II malocclusion with mandibular deficiency in adult patients is usually managed with ortho-surgical treatment modality. In this article a case of Skeletal Class II malocclusion with vertical growth pattern is represented which was treated with BSSRO and mandibular advancement was carried out.