Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3120037 | American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2009 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
This case report describes the treatment of a girl, aged 13.3 years, with a concave face and a Class I relationship on the right and Class III on the left at the first molars. The left canines were in full Class II occlusion. The overbite was excessive at 80%. The maxillary dental midline was deviated 2.0 mm to the right, and the mandibular dental midline was 3.0 mm on the opposite side with a 5-mm deviation between both arches. There was a â2-mm mandibular arch length discrepancy, but, considering the intrabony left second premolar with root-delayed development, the arch length discrepancy was â8 mm. The incisors were also retroclined. A nonextraction treatment plan was used. When space to the left of the intrabony second premolar was opened, the tooth erupted passively, and the root had a normal length. The esthetic results were functional and pleasing.
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Authors
Armando Yukio Saga, Ivan Toshio Maruo, Hiroshi Maruo, Odilon Guariza Filho, Orlando Motohiro Tanaka,