Total intrusion and distalization of the maxillary arch to improve smile esthetics
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Total intrusion and distalization of the maxillary arch to improve smile esthetics
This case report illustrates the successful treatment of a patient with skeletal Class II malocclusion and an unesthetic smile involving excessive gingival display and large buccal corridors. By applying dual buccal interradicular miniscrews, total intrusion of the maxillary dentition along with distalization was induced to improve both the occlusion and smile esthetics. In addition to the conv...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Orthodontics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2234-7518,2005-372X
DOI: 10.4041/kjod.2017.47.1.59