title: Report of a patient with a Class II occlusion using the Begg technique to move the first molars distally.
abstract: A 14-year-old female with a Class II occlusion and an increased overbite was treated using a Begg appliance and a modified Henrikson's arch. The treatment resulted in a Class I occlusion and ideal overjet, overbite, and incisor angulation. Class I occlusion was achieved after 6 months, and total treatment time was 1 year 6 months. The Begg technique with intermaxillary traction to move posterior teeth distally is an effective method to correct a Class II occlusion with minimum mandibular crowding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey. osgeuslu@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ozge
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Uslu
authors.forename: Dilek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Erdem
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000628:therapy*; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology; D008963:Molar / Q000473:pathology*; D052280:Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D009969:Orthodontic Wires; D057887:Overbite / Q000628:therapy; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome