title: Category 7: Class II skeletal malocclusion with transverse maxillary constriction in an adult patient.
abstract: This case report was submitted to the American Board of Orthodontics as part of the board-certification process. The summary of treatment and records are reprinted here much as they were submitted to the board.
authors.affiliation: Lubbock, Tex., USA.
authors.forename: Nadene J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Tipton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology; D024343:Open Bite / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods*; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome