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  • Title: Correction of a severe skeletal Class II occlusion with a fixed functional appliance anchored on mini-implants: a patient report.
    Author: Gandedkar NH, Revankar AV, Ganeshkar SV.
    Journal: World J Orthod; 2010; 11(4):369-79. PubMed ID: 21491004.
    Abstract:
    This report describes the treatment of a patient with a severe skeletal Angle Class II occlusion with a 14-mm overjet, crowding, and protrusion of the mandibular anterior teeth. The Class II relationship was caused mainly by a short corpus of the mandible. A fixed functional appliance was directly anchored on mini-implants, which were inserted in the mandible. A significant amount of mandibular advancement was achieved, with no protrusion of the mandibular anterior teeth. Facial esthetics improved considerably. This is the first patient report to demonstrate that mini-implants can be applied to anchor fixed functional appliances. The rationale to use mini-implants with fixed functional appliances and the potential benefits of this procedure are discussed.
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