Correction of Class II malocclusion in a patient using the forsus fatigue resistant appliance – A case report

Authors : Taher Manasawala, Taher Manasawala, Vikram Shetty, Vikram Shetty, Sailesh Shenava, Sailesh Shenava, Sushmita Batni, Sushmita Batni, Devashree Mujundar, Devashree Mujundar

DOI : 10.18231/j.ijodr.2021.052

Volume : 7

Issue : 4

Year : 2021

Page No : 319-322

Functional appliances, fixed or removable, are primarily orthopaedic tools used to influence the facial skeleton in a growing child. Class II malocclusion with a retrognathic mandible in a non -compliant post pubertal patient can be treated using the fixed functional appliances. One such appliance which is in common use in clinical practice today is the Forsus Fatigue Resistant Device. To treat a 13 year old female patient having a class II base, a retrognathic mandible, horizontal growth pattern, convex profile, an overjet of 7mm, mild proclination of maxillary and mandibular incisors, Class II molar and canine relationship bilaterally and a positive VTO.
 

Keywords: FORSUS appliance, Class II malocclusion, Post-pubertal, Fixed functional


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