Total intrusion and distalization of the maxillary arch to improve smile esthetics
Open Access
- 1 January 2017
- journal article
- Published by Korean Association of Orthodontists in The Korean Journal of Orthodontics
- Vol. 47 (1) , 59-73
Abstract
This case report illustrates the successful treatment of a patient with skeletal Class II malocclusion and an unesthetic smile involving excessive gingival display and large buccal corridors. By applying dual buccal interradicular miniscrews, total intrusion of the maxillary dentition along with distalization was induced to improve both the occlusion and smile esthetics. In addition to the conventional cephalometric superimposition, three-dimensional superimposition was performed and evaluated to validate the treatment outcome.Keywords
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