Open AccessDiagnostic features of Angle's Class II div 2 malocclusion
Author(s) -
Kiran Kumar Dodda,
Singamsetty E. R. V. Prasad,
Ravi Krishna Kanuru,
Siddhartha Nalluri,
Radhika Mittapalli,
. Raghavendra
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0762.170528
Subject(s) - calipers , malocclusion , arch , orthodontics , transverse plane , dentistry , cephalometry , medicine , class (philosophy) , mathematics , geometry , computer science , geography , artificial intelligence , anatomy , archaeology
A thorough knowledge of the salient features of malocclusion makes the practitioner to come to a proper diagnosis and to formulate proper mechanotherapy. It also helps to predict the prognosis, prior to the onset of treatment process. Among the various malocclusions, Class II div 2 occurs the least often. The literature review does not clearly describe the classical skeletal and dental features of Angle's Class II div 2 malocclusion.