Case Series
Year : 2022 | Volume : 13 | Issue : 3 | Page : 34-47
MANAGEMENT OF CLASS II MALOCCLUSION WITH TWIN FORCE BITE CORRECTOR: A CASE SERIES
Suvetha Siva1 , Aravind Subramaniam Kumar2 , Shreya Kishore3 , Aadhirai Gopinath4
1,3,4Senior lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, SRM dental college, Ramapuram, Chennai, 2HOD & Dean, Department of Orthodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, SIMATS, Chennai
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Suvetha Siva, MDS, M.Orth RCPS (Glasg)
Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai.
Email Id: suvethas1@srmist.edu.in
Abstract
Class II malocclusion is one of the most commonly occurring conditions, and the component mostly involved is mandibular retrognathism. The treatment modalities include both removable and fixed appliances. The advantage of fixed functional appliances is that it is not dependent on patient compliance. Various fixed functional appliances are available such as rigid, flexible, and hybrid. The present case series discusses a hybrid type of fixed functional appliance, i.e. Twin Force Bite Corrector appliance in three cases: A 15‑year‑old female patient with Class II malocclusion due to mandibular retrognathism, a 14‑year‑old male patient with Class II malocclusion due to mandibular retrognathism, and a 14‑year‑old female patient with Class II malocclusion due to mandibular retrognathism. The effects produced by this appliance are similar to the conventional fixed functional appliances such as Forsus, Herbst, and also it has a distinct advantage of quick chair-side fabrication and simple design
Key words: Class II malocclusion, retrognathism, Twin Force bite corrector appliance
SOURCES OF FUNDING:
None to declare
CONFLICT OF INTEREST:
The authors have no conflict of interest to declare
How to cite this article: Siva, S., Subramanian, A. K., Kishore, S., & Gopinath, A. (2022). MANAGEMENT OF CLASS II MALOCCLUSION USING TWIN FORCE BITE CORRECTOR: CASE SERIES. International Journal of Orthodontic Rehabilitation, 13(3), 34–47. https://doi.org/10.56501/intjorthodrehabil.v13i3.514
