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Erkan Ozcan
Turkey
Case Report
Management of Class III Malocclusion with Missing a Maxillary Central Incisor (A Case Report)
Author(s): Fidan Alakus Sabuncuoglu *,Erkan Ozcan,Seyda Ersahan
Fidan Alakus Sabuncuoglu *,Erkan Ozcan,Seyda Ersahan
Aim: The present case report describes the orthodontic treatment of a patient with a missing maxillary right central incisor and a skeletal Class III jaw relationship due to a retrognathic maxilla. Materials and
Methods: Treatment was conducted in two phases, with a removable appliance and Delaire’s facemask used in the first phase and a fixed appliance used in the second phase. Mesial movement of the maxillary canine, first premolar, second premolar and first molar was achieved sequentially over the two phases of treatment. After 36 months, the anterior space was closed, and good intercuspation and interproximal contacts and satisfactory root parallelism were achieved. Finally, interproximal spaces were closed orthodontically, the crown of the upper right lateral incisor.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-1122.1000257