Nonextraction treatment of a Class II malocclusion and impacted maxillary central incisor.
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.
Batterson
Kimberly D
KD
The University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA.
Curtis
Tod
T
Parks
Clay
C
Curtis
Erik
E
Carlson
Chris
C
Southard
Thomas E
TE
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