Open AccessTwenty -year post-treatment assessment of class II division 1 malocclusion treated with non-extraction approach
Author(s) -
Ashok Karad,
Vishal Dhanjani,
Vijay Bagul
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
apos trends in orthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-4600
pISSN - 2321-1407
DOI - 10.4103/2321-1407.111139
Subject(s) - malocclusion , division (mathematics) , orthodontics , class (philosophy) , extraction (chemistry) , medicine , dentistry , mathematics , computer science , artificial intelligence , arithmetic , chromatography , chemistry
Several treatment strategies exist to deal with class II division 1 malocclusions depending upon the configuration of the malocclusion and the age of the patient. The results produced by one or a discretionary combination of these treatment modalities can only be considered satisfactory if they remain stable, making long-term stability a main objective of orthodontic treatment. To achieve long-term stability, several different treatment techniques and philosophies have been recommended; however, despite many efforts to achieve this goal, a definitive treatment protocol is still lacking.This article describes twenty-year post-treatment assessment of a class II division 1 malocclusion case, treated in the late mixed dentition stage, with the non-extraction treatment approach - molar-inserted headgear along with a fixed appliance therapy