Objective: To verify the relationship between maxillary and mandibular effective lengths and dental crowding in patients with Class II malocclusions. Materials and Methods: The sample comprised 80 orthodontic patients with complete Class II malocclusions in the permanent dentition (47 male, 33 female) who were divided into two groups according to the amount of mandibular tooth-arch size discrepancy. The maxillary and mandibular effective lengths (Co-A and Co-Gn) and tooth-arch size discrepancies were measured on the initial cephalograms and dental casts, respectively. Intergroup comparisons of apical base lengths were performed with independent t-tests. Correlation between base length and dental crowding was examined by means of Pearson's correlation coefficient (P , .05). Results: Patients with Class II malocclusion and moderate to severe crowding had significantly smaller maxillary and mandibular effective lengths than subjects with the same malocclusion and slight mandibular crowding. A weak inverse correlation was also found between maxillary and mandibular effective lengths and the severity of dental crowding. Conclusion: Decreased maxillary and mandibular effective lengths constitute an important factor associated with dental crowding in patients with complete Class II malocclusion. (Angle Orthod. 2011;81:217-221.)
Miniplate and screw fixation has been widely used in bilateral sagittal split
osteotomy, but some issues remain unclear concerning its lack of rigidity when
compared to Spiessl's bicortical technique. This paper demonstrates the hybrid
fixation technique in a case report. A 34-year-old female patient underwent a double
jaw surgery with counter-clockwise rotation of the mandible fixed using the hybrid
fixation technique. The patient evolved well in the postoperative period and is still
under follow up after 14 months, reporting satisfaction with the results and no
significant deviation from the treatment plan up to now. No damage to tooth roots was
done, maxillomandibular range of motion was within normality and regression of the
inferior alveolar nerve paresthesia was observed bilaterally. The hybrid mandibular
fixation is clearly visible in the panoramic and cephalometric control radiographs.
It seems that the hybrid fixation can sum the advantages of both monocortical and
bicortical techniques in lower jaw advancement, increasing fixation stability without
significant damage to the mandibular articulation and the inferior alveolar nerve. A
statistical investigation seems necessary to prove its efficacy.
Despite the different orthodontic approaches to Class II subdivision malocclusions one has also to consider the skeletal components before undertaking any treatment protocol. Significant involvement of the skeletal structures may require a combined surgical orthodontic treatment, which has remained stable for more than four years, as illustrated in this case report.
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