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Treatment of Class II div.1 malocclusion with impacted mandibular canine: A case report

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Class II malocclusion in nongrowing patient is a great challenge in treatment. Class II div. 1 malocclusion can be the result of a retrognathic mandible, a prognathic maxillary or both.… Click to show full abstract

Class II malocclusion in nongrowing patient is a great challenge in treatment. Class II div. 1 malocclusion can be the result of a retrognathic mandible, a prognathic maxillary or both. The present article discussed a case of 17 year old female patient presented with Proclined upper anterior, crowding in lower anterior, impacted mandibular canine with increased overjet and overbite, treatment was initiated using fixed orthodontic appliances followed by extraction of upper 1st premolar and retained decidous teeth and exposure of impacted canine. Case was finished with good intercuspation of upper and lower teeth, ideal overjet and overbite were obtained. Keywords: Class II malocclusion, Premolar extraction, Impacted mandibular canine.

Keywords: class; treatment; case; mandibular canine; impacted mandibular; malocclusion

Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Informatics
Year Published: 2020

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