Class II division 1 malocclusion is the most common malocclusion seen in day-to-day practice. The majority of the patients with class II division 1 malocclusions have the presence of underlying skeletal discrepancy between maxilla and mandible. The treatment of skeletal class II division 1 depends upon the age of the patient, growth potential, severity of malocclusion, and compliance of patient with treatment. Myofunctional appliance can be successfully used to treat growing patients with class II division 1 malocclusion having retrusive mandible. This article presents a discussion on treatment of class II division 1 due to mandibular deficiency with growth modification approach using myofunctional appliances and a series of three case reports of treatment of skeletal class II division 1 malocclusion using myofunctional appliance followed by fixed mechanotherapy.
Introduction: It is difficult to bend NiTi wire because of its shape memory properties. Although prefabricated NiTi archwires, such as the Connecticut Intrusion Arch or utility archwire are available, there is no simple, economic method available to incorporate first or second order bends in NiTi wires. Similarly there is no simple, economic and reliable method available to place stops in NiTi archwires. A simple creative method of using sterile disposable surgical needle segments as archwire stops (Makhija, Abhishek, Kamna or MAK stops) and archwire bends (MAK bends) is demonstrated. These may be adapted as custom stops and bends in NiTi archwires for fabricating intrusion, extrusion, expansion and distalization archwires.
Materials and methods:Fresh unused, sterile, disposable,18 to 23 gauge surgical needles are segmented using a diamond cutting disk to use as crimpable stops (MAK stops), stops of varying length may also be bent with optical pliers to incorporate bends in NiTi wires (MAK bends).
Conclusion:MAK stops and MAK bends are simple, easy and an economical chairside method to incorporate a range of applications which, overcome some of issues with formability of NiTi wires.
Maxillary expansion treatments have been used for more than a century to correct maxillary transverse deficiency. Three expansion treatment modalities are used today: rapid maxillary expansion (RME), slow maxillary expansion (SME) and surgically assisted maxillary expansion. Since each treatment modality has advantages and disadvantages, controversy regarding the use of each exists. Rapid Maxillary expansion or palatal expansion as it is sometimes called, occupies unique niche in dentofacial therapy. Rapid Maxillary expansion is a skeletal type of expansion that involves the separation of the mid-palatal suture and movement of the maxillary shelves away from each other.
Introduction: In today's era of digital orthodontics, digital communication and presentation skills require regular updating. Case presentation and patient communication require an effort to manipulate digital records to be put in the unique digital case presentation format which is custom-made to fulfill one's own or institutional requirement. These digital templates can easily be made in Microsoft Word 2007 and then can be printed on suitable paper for permanent records.Problem: This methodical arrangement of photos, X-rays and cone beam computerized tomography (CBCT) stills in a single document is time consuming and difficult procedure for many. The presentation is not standardized for want of standardized template common for all patients.Method: A step-by-step guide to make customized digital case presentation template (DCPT) in MS Word 2007and its use is described in this article.
Conclusion:Customized digital case presentation template (DCPT) is an easy method to make it once and use it forever. Template made in MS Word 2007 can be used as a tool for digital records presentation during routine teaching, PG exams and qualifying board exams. The template automatically resizes the photos and radiographs as per aspect ratio and fits the particular picture in prescribed dimensions in a tabular photomount format.
Comments:This article aims at showing how to make a customized DCPT. Although not a universal standard for all; it can be customized for making guidelines or requirements for appearing/presenting at individual/institutional level like particular college, clinic or IBO.
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