title: Nonextraction treatment of a Class II malocclusion and impacted maxillary central incisor.
abstract: The multidisciplinary treatment of a patient with a Class II malocclusion and an impacted maxillary central incisor is presented. Nonextraction correction of the distoclusion was achieved through mandibular growth and protraction of the mandibular first molars. Closed-eruption surgical exposure of the incisor, combined with soft-tissue revision posteruption, resulted in significantly improved facial esthetics.
authors.affiliation: The University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA.
authors.forename: Kimberly D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Batterson
authors.forename: Tod
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Curtis
authors.forename: Clay
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Parks
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Curtis
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Southard
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000628:therapy*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014078:Tooth Eruption; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome