Open AccessCorrection of Class II malocclusion in a patient using the forsus fatigue resistant appliance – A case report
Author(s) -
Taher Manasawala,
Vikram Shetty,
Sailesh Shenava,
Sushmita Batni,
Devashree Mujundar
Publication year - 2022
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.2021.052
Subject(s) - overjet , overbite , malocclusion , medicine , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , orthodontics , dentistry , molar , botany , biology , genus
Functional appliances, fixed or removable, are primarily orthopaedic tools used to influence the facial skeleton in a growing child. Class II malocclusion with a retrognathic mandible in a non -compliant post pubertal patient can be treated using the fixed functional appliances. One such appliance which is in common use in clinical practice today is the Forsus Fatigue Resistant Device. To treat a 13 year old female patient having a class II base, a retrognathic mandible, horizontal growth pattern, convex profile, an overjet of 7mm, mild proclination of maxillary and mandibular incisors, Class II molar and canine relationship bilaterally and a positive VTO.