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Class Ii Malocclusion And Traumatized Incisors In Adolescent With Twin Block And Fixed Appliance, Ying Hsu, Yu-Chuan Tseng, Shih-Chieh Chen

Taiwanese Journal of Orthodontics

This case report presents the outcome of atypical extraction and effect of Twin Block appliance on a growing adolescent. A 12-year-old boy who had complained about protrusive upper lips after being involved in a traffic accident. Tooth 11 was replanted at a local dental clinic, while tooth 21 was lost. In extra-oral examination, this patient had convex profile, obtuse nasolabial angle, and receded chin position. In intra-oral examination, bilateral Class II molar and canine relation were shown, the overjet was 11 mm between tooth 11 and 41; 7 mm between tooth 22 and 31; the overbite was 6 mm. Cephalometric …