Treatment of a patient with a mutilated Class II, Division 1 malocclusion and a dolichofacial skeletal pattern.
The purpose of this case report is to present a description of the diagnosis and treatment to ABO standards of a patient with a mutilated Angle's Class II, Division 1 malocclusion, complicated by anterior dental crowding, and a dolichofacial skeletal pattern. Treatment involved extraction of the maxillary first premolars, lingual arches to enhance anchorage, and J-hook headgear to retract the maxillary anterior segments.
D001641:Bicuspid / Q000601:surgery; D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D003970:Diastema; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008644:Mesial Movement of Teeth / Q000150:complications; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects; D014716:Vertical Dimension