Pendulum Therapy of Molar Distalization in Mixed Dentition.
Early and timely pedo-orthodontic treatment is aimed at eliminating the disturbances of skeletal or dentoalveolar development, to harmonize the stomatognathic system before the full eruption of all permanent teeth. The advantages of pendulum appliance are its minimal dependence on patient's compliance (child cooperation), ease of fabrication, onetime activation and adjustment of the springs if necessary to correct minor transverse and vertical molar positions. This article reports a successful treatment method of class II malocclusion with pendulum appliance in mixed dentition phase. Distalization of maxillary molar was done, followed by guidance of canine impaction orthodontically and other dental correction using 0.022 MBT appliances. Posttreatment results were stable and remarkable. How to cite this article: Patil RU, Prakash A, Agarwal A. Pendulum Therapy of Molar Distalization in Mixed Dentition. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2016;9(1):67-73.
Professor and Head, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, STES Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Raju Umaji
RU
Patil
Readers, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Amit
A
Prakash
Readers, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Anshu
A
Agarwal
Class II malocclusion; Distalization; Mixed dentition; Pendulum; Space regainer.