Case Report

Year : 2020 | Volume : 11 | Issue : 1 | Page : 28-32

Correction of a Class II malocclusion with lateral open bite

Hoger Omran Alshiekho1, Mohammed Abdullah Tizini1, Batoul Ali Mohammad2

1 Department of Orthodontics, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria, 2 Department of Faculty of Dentistry, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria

Abstract:

This case reports the treatment of a 13-year-old male with Class II malocclusion, mandibular retrusion, lateral open bite, and crowded anterior teeth. Nonextraction approach was used for this patient. Ideal overbite and overjet were achieved. Leveling and aligning with fixed appliance and elastic was applied to correct this case. Rectangular loop was used to achieve mesial tipping and extrusion of the maxillary premolar.

Correspondence Address:

Dr. Hoger Omran Alshiekho

Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Tishreen University, Alzeraa, Lattakia, Syria.

Source of Support: 

None

Conflict of Interest: 

None

DOI: 10.4103/ijor.ijor_37_19

How to cite this article: Alshiekho HO, Tizini MA, Mohammad BA. Correction of a Class II malocclusion with lateral open bite. Int J Orthod Rehabil 2020;11:28-32.