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Correction of Class II division 2 with crowding and bilateral fully transposed impacted mandibular canines Cover

Correction of Class II division 2 with crowding and bilateral fully transposed impacted mandibular canines

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|Jan 2022

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Figure 1

Pretreatment facial and intraoral photographs.
Pretreatment facial and intraoral photographs.

Figure 2

Pretreatment dental casts.
Pretreatment dental casts.

Figure 3

Pretreatment radiographs. (A:44, B:42, C:83, D:43, E:41, F:31, G:33, H:32, I:34).
Pretreatment radiographs. (A:44, B:42, C:83, D:43, E:41, F:31, G:33, H:32, I:34).

Figure 4

Mandibular impacted canines were surgically exposed and bonded with buttons. The Quad-helix appliance was used for maxillary arch expansion; the reaction force when aligning the labially impacted canines assisted the mandibular expansion.
Mandibular impacted canines were surgically exposed and bonded with buttons. The Quad-helix appliance was used for maxillary arch expansion; the reaction force when aligning the labially impacted canines assisted the mandibular expansion.

Figure 5

A 0.016 × 0.022 inch stainless steel Ricketts utility arch was inserted into tubes of the mandibular molars to intrude the anterior teeth.
A 0.016 × 0.022 inch stainless steel Ricketts utility arch was inserted into tubes of the mandibular molars to intrude the anterior teeth.

Figure 6

The auxillary brackets and arch wires were added for torque control of the mandibular canines.
The auxillary brackets and arch wires were added for torque control of the mandibular canines.

Figure 7

Post-treatment facial and intraoral photographs.
Post-treatment facial and intraoral photographs.

Figure 8

The occlusion changes of mandibular arch during the treatment (A: before treatment, B: 6 months, C: 12 months, D: 15 months, E: 20 months, F: 24 months, G: 30 months, H: 40 months).
The occlusion changes of mandibular arch during the treatment (A: before treatment, B: 6 months, C: 12 months, D: 15 months, E: 20 months, F: 24 months, G: 30 months, H: 40 months).

Figure 9

Posttreatment dental casts.
Posttreatment dental casts.

Figure 10

The roots cross section view from the pre (A) and post (B) treatment CBCT (A:44, B:42, C:83, D:43, E:41, F:31, G:33, H:32, I:34).
The roots cross section view from the pre (A) and post (B) treatment CBCT (A:44, B:42, C:83, D:43, E:41, F:31, G:33, H:32, I:34).

Figure 11

Post-treatment radiographs and cephalometric superimposition (black lines: before treatment; red lines: after treatment).
Post-treatment radiographs and cephalometric superimposition (black lines: before treatment; red lines: after treatment).

Figure 12

Facial and intraoral photographs 2 years after treatment.
Facial and intraoral photographs 2 years after treatment.

Cephalometric analyses before and after treatment_

MeasurementChinese normBefore treatmentAfter treatment
SNA (°)82.3 ± 3.579.979.0
SNB (°)78.9 ± 3.576.077.0
ANB (°)3.4 ± 1.83.92.9
Wits (mm)1.0 ± 1.3−1.00.6
SN-MP (°)32.8 ± 4.230.830.9
Y-axis (°)64.7 ± 3.369.769.6
FMA (°)31.3 ± 5.024.724.1
ANS-Me (mm)56.8 ± 3.452.354.0
S-Go (mm)68.8 ± 5.770.675.4
ANS-Me/N-Me(%)53.3 ± 1.852.551.7
U1 to SN (°)104.6 ± 6.080.7106.4
U1 to NA (°)24.7 ± 5.20.827.4
Ul to NA (mm)6.2 ± 1.9−3.16.3
Ll to NB (°)31.0 ± 6.612.240.5
Ll to NB (mm)7.8 ± 2.4−2.16.8
Ll to MP (°)96.3 ± 5.885.4112.6
U1/L1(°)120.3 ± 10.1163.1110.0
Upper lip (mm)2.5 ± 1.5−5.00.5
Lower lip (mm)2.6 ± 1.5−6.9−0.5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/aoj-2022.004 | Journal eISSN: 2207-7480 | Journal ISSN: 2207-7472
Language: English
Page range: 29 - 40
Submitted on: Dec 1, 2021
Published on: Jan 17, 2022
Published by: Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2022 Lei Han, Li Mei, Caixia Zhang, Tuojiang Wu, Congyue Wang, Huang Li, published by Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.
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