Effect of Twin Block Appliance on a Growing Patient – A Case Report
Journal Title: Interventions in Pediatric Dentistry Open Access Journal - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 4
Abstract
Twin block appliance is very effective in a growing patient. The successful use of this appliance in the treatment of skeletal Class II malocclusion is based upon factors such as; age of patient, compliance of the patient and other case selection criteria. This case report includes a 14-year-old boy who was treated with twin block appliance. If treated timely, growth modification and orthopedic effects with this appliance can be achieved in a growing individual. This appliance is very successful in a patient with retruded mandible and well aligned arches in whom VTO is positive. This brings the mandible forward and improves the profile immediately. Class II malocclusion is one of the most common problems around the globe affecting around one-third of the patients who come for orthodontic treatment [1-4]. According to McNamara, mandibular retrusion is the most common characteristic of this malocclusion [1-5]. Functional appliances are the appliances which bring about skeletal and dental corrections in these Class II patients with retruded mandible by utilizing force from the surrounding musculature. They were introduced long back and are now popularly used to correct Class II malocclusion in growing patients. In 1982, Clark [6] described the twin block appliance. In United Kingdom, since then it has been continuously used in clinical practice [7]. A lot of evidences have proved that it is one of the most successful appliance used for the correction of skeletal class II patients which can be used in any kind of pattern i.e. either hypo divergent, normodivergent or hyper divergent pattern with slight modifications to the appliance design.
Authors and Affiliations
Mohammad Tariq, Sandhya Maheshwari, Sarah Asif, Yumna Qamar, Shubhra Pathak
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- EP ID EP576482
- DOI 10.32474/IPDOAJ.2018.01.000117
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