In this case report by OrthoFree.com‘s Dr. O. Sandid, he describes breifly a case he handled of 8 year female patient suffering with Class II Division 1 Malocclusion.
Class II Division 1 malocclusion
Patient’s Info
- Patient Information: 8 Year Old Female.
- Patient Concerns: Aesthetic and Functional Concerns.
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Diagnosis
- Class II Division 1 malocclusion.
- Mixed dentition.
- Maxillary protrusion.
- Retro-mandibulie.
- Lingual interposition.
- Primary swallowing.
- Open bite.
- Thumb sucking.
- Anterior diastema.
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Photography
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Radiograph
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Treatment Phase
- Appliance: Frankel
- Duration: 1 Year
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Frankel Appliance
- Frankel appliance is also known as vestibular appliance , oral gymnastic appliance develop by professor “ROLF FRANKLE” of Germany(1966). IT is a myofunctional appliance.
Frankel Appliance. Image Courtesy of Colombia University, NYC - It is designed to hold away the muscle (buccal and labial) from the dentition , so that the dentoalveolar structure are free to develop. In addition, it acts as an exercise device that aids in correction of abnormal period muscle function.
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Post-Treatment
Photography
Radiography
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Sources
- All Images Courtesy of OrthoFree.com
- www.columbia.edu
- Authorstream.com
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