Long-term stability of maxillary group distalization with interradicular miniscrews in a patient with a Class II Division 2 malocclusion
Long-term stability of maxillary group distalization with interradicular miniscrews in a patient with a Class II Division 2 malocclusion
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ajodo.2015.07.045
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发表时间:
2016-06-01
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3
通讯作者:
Tanaka, Eiji
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作者:
Kuroda, Shingo;Hichijo, Natsuko;Tanaka, Eiji
We successfully treated a Class II Division 2 patient with maxillary group distalization using interradicular miniscrews. A woman, aged 28 years 11 months, had a convex profile and an excessive overjet caused by a skeletal Class II jaw-base relationship. After leveling and alignment, titanium miniscrews were obliquely implanted between the maxillary second premolar and first molar. To distalize the maxillary dentition, nickel-titanium closing coil springs with a 2-N load were placed between the screws and the hooks on the archwire. After 28 months of active orthodontic treatment, a proper facial profile and an acceptable occlusion were achieved with a 4-mm distalization of the maxillary dentition. The resultant occlusion was stable throughout a 5-year retention period. Interradicular miniscrews were useful to distalize the maxillary dentition for correcting a Class II malocclusion. This new strategy, group distalization with miniscrews, can make the treatment simpler with greater predictability.