In this review of literature we are discussing growth modification in treating classII malocclusions. The prevalence of class II malocclusion is very high ranging from 15% to 20%, in some regions in the world it is considered the most common malocclusion, others consider it as the second common malocclusion. It is estimated that one fourth of all patients, and one third of all children, are tre...

background and aims. class iii malocclusions are considered as one of the most complex orthodontic problems to diagnose and treat. numerous studies have been conducted to determine the morphologic characteristics of craniofacial complex in patients with this malocclusion. the aim of this study was to determine the dentofacial characteristics of class iii malocclusion in mashhadian adults. mater...

Bi-maxillary protrusion is a condition with protrusive and proclined upper lower incisors the patient not able to close lips without strain. The presented case reported chief complaint of forwardly placed teeth, skeletal class II malocclusion, Angle’s I malocclusion incisors. treatment was performed extraction all first premolars retraction under absolute anchorage. about 3 mm 3.5 achieved resp...

The aims of this study were to identify possible gender-related differences in tooth size ratios, to determine whether there is a prevalence for intermaxillary tooth size discrepancies in any malocclusion group, and to detect the percentage of tooth size discrepancies outside 1 or 2 standard deviations (SDs) from Bolton's mean. The material comprised the models of 500 subjects (284 females and ...

This study was performed to investigate the contributing factors, such as cleft type, side of cleft, patient's age, and gender, associated with Angle's classification of malocclusion in Korean cleft patients. The records of 250 cleft patients (175 males, 75 females) who attended the Department of Orthodontics, Seoul National University Dental Hospital between 1988 and 1999 were examined. The pe...

The psychologic profile of 100 consecutive patients undergoing orthognathic surgery for correction of Class II or Class III malocclusion was monitored in a prospective observational study. Patients and their relatives or friends completed questionnaires about their self-image before surgery, 6 weeks postoperatively, and 6 months postoperatively. Preoperatively, patients with Class III malocclus...

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OBJECTIVE This study was aimed at comparing the mandibular arch forms of Korean and Vietnamese patients by using facial axis (FA) points on three-dimensional (3D) models. METHODS Mandibular casts of 68 Korean (Class I malocclusion, 30; Class II malocclusion, 38) and 78 Vietnamese (Class I malocclusion, 41; Class II malocclusion, 37) patients were scanned in their occluded positions and groupe...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of individual traits of malocclusion in a sample of Turkish orthodontic patients. STUDY DESIGN The present study was based on the examination of dental casts, intraoral photographs and panoramic radiographs of 1507 orthodontic patients (884 females and 623 males). The relationship of the first upper and lower molars accordi...