Authors : Nivedita Nandeshwar, Sujoy Banerjee, Rashmi Jawalekar, Usha Shenoy
DOI : 10.18231/j.jds.2021.007
Volume : 9
Issue : 1
Year : 2021
Page No : 26-28
24 year male patient presented with skeletal class II base with prognathic maxilla and orthognathic mandible. Angles class II division 1 subdivision malocclusion with proclined upper and lower anteriors, increase overjet, increased overbite, spacing with upper and lower anteriors, scissor bite with 35, class I molar and canine relation on right side, end on molar and canine relation on left side. Distalization was planned in maxillary arch to correct end on molar relation on left side and upper incisor proclination. Unilateral Pendulum appliance was used to distalize upper left molar. Post treatment Class I molar relationship was achieved bilaterally within 2-4 months with incisor proclination reduced. The total treatment ended in 18 months.
Keywords: Maxillary Molar Distalization, Pendulum, Class II Malocclusion