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CASE REPORT
Year : 2014  |  Volume : 2  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 105-108

Treatment of a severe class II div I malocclusion using J-hook headgear


Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Himachal Pradesh Government Dental College and Hospital, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

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Nishant Negi
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Himachal Pradesh Government Dental College and Hospital, Shimla - 171 001, Himachal Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2321-3825.131122

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This case report describes 3-year follow-up of orthodontic treatment of a patient with Class II div 1 malocclusion who have 11 mm of overjet and 5 mm of overbite. Extractions of maxillary first and mandibular second premolars were carried out. Maxillary anteriors were retracted using extra-oral force in the form of J-hook headgear. Simple biomechanical principles were utilized for achieving normal occlusion and facial balance.


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