title: Fixed lingual mandibular growth modificator: a new appliance for class II correction.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This article demonstrates the description and use of a new appliance for Class II correction.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case report of a 10-year 5 month-old girl who presented with a skeletally-based Class II division 1 malocclusion (ANB = 6.5°) on a slightly low-angle pattern, with ML-NSL angle of 30° and ML-NL angle of 22.5°. Overjet was increased (7 mm) and associated with a deep bite.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overjet and overbite reduction was undertaken with the new appliance, Fixed Lingual Mandibular Growth Modificator (FLMGM).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  FLMGM may be effective in stimulating the growth of the mandible and correcting skeletal Class II malocclusions. Clinicians can benefit from the unique clinical advantages that FLMGM provides, such as easy handling and full integration with bracketed appliance at any phase.
authors.forename: Osama Hasan
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Alali
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000628:therapy*; D008334:Mandible / Q000254:growth & development*; D019186:Mandibular Advancement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design / Q000379:methods*; D017289:Orthodontic Appliances, Functional
keywords: Angle Class II malocclusion; Functional orthodontic appliances; Orthodontic appliance design