The Journal of the Korean dental association (대한치과의사협회지)

The Korean Dental Association (대한치과의사협회)
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A CASE REPORT OF ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT OF LOWER PROGNATHISM

하악 전돌증 교정치험예

  • Chang, Yong-Il (Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Ki-Soo (Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
  • Suh, Cheong-Hoon (Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University)
  • 장영일 (서울대학교 치과대학 교정학교실) ;
  • 이기수 (서울대학교 치과대학 교정학교실) ;
  • 서정훈 (서울대학교 치과대학 교정학교실)
  • Published : 1978.03.30
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Abstract

The patient, 8 years female, complained of crossbite of anterior teeth and prognathism of mandible. There was lingual tipping of upper lateral incisor in teeth lining. Cephalometric analysis revealed normal in maxilla, but forward relation to standard, so daignosised as skeletal class III case. Crossbite of anterior teeth was corrected by means of CIII elastics under multibanded system. Space for eruption of canine was regained by means of E.O.A. After 2 years and 7 months, she gained good interdigitation of buccal segments of attractive facial profile.

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