Interceptive treatment with elastodontic appliance: case report

Abstract

Purpose: Aim of this report is to describe a case of a patient with mixed dentition, dento-skeletal class II malocclusion, deep bite and increased overjet. The objectives of treatment were to correct the dento-skeletal malocclusion, to obtain a correct overbite and overjet, to control the permanent teeth in a good eruption and to improve aesthetical conditions. Materials and Methods: Treatment plan for a female patient with class II division 1 malocclusion with mixt dentition included interceptive treatment with two elastodontic appliances Myobrace® K1 and K2. Results: In this case, it shows that the use of the elastodontic interceptive appliance series shows a significant change in class II division 1 malocclusion. Discussion: Various authors present solved clinical examples and recommend the use of elastodontic appliance in non-extraction malocclusion patients with permanent canines and bicuspids at the onset of eruption to treat overbite and overjet issues of any severity. Conclusions: Early orthodontic diagnostic and treatment is important to guide dentitions during the development of a functional and morphological occlusion