Treatment of a case of hyperdivergence showing contributions of myo-functional therapy

Cl. II Ballard, skeletal hyperdivergence. Cl. II, div 1 Angle, arch length discrepancy. This patient has serious functional problems having been a thumb sucker until a late age. As a result she retained a primitive swallowing pattern, was a mouth breather, and kept her tongue in a low position. Because of this patient’s numerous functional problems that could have a negative influence on the development of her entire facial complex, we decided to begin treatment with a stage of myofunctional therapy aimed at eliminating noxious habits little by little and at the same time providing us with an indication of how good her cooperation was going to be.