Anju Ramachandran

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Gummy smile patients have always presented orthodontist with a huge dilemma. Gum tissue visible in the smile line should have balanced, even contour that are in harmony with upper lip. It is for this reason, that many people with a gummy smile /excessive gingival display feel their smile to be unattractive, often times feeling reluctant to smile at all. Gummy smile is usually characterized by overgrowth of anterior maxillary vertical excess, the outcome may not always be successful with conventional orthodontic therapy alone. In such cases, surgical therapy, lefort impaction/maxillary gingivectomies are often chosen to gain a good smile. However, the patient may not be willing to undergo surgical treatment, an alternative method must be considered to treat the gummy smile. This is a case report on non-surgical treatment for correction of gummy smile using mini-implants in which patient has achieved satisfactory results.   Keywords: Gummy smile, Mini implants.

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Aim: To study the visual outcome and morbidity of patients who will be treated by Nd: YAG laser capsulotomy following PCO. Keywords: Cataract, Elsching pearl, Intra-ocular pressure, Retinal detachment.

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Skeletal Class II malocclusion may be due to maxillary prognathism, mandibular retrognathism or a combination of both. Among these, mandibular retrusion is one of the most common characteristics in Skeletal Class II patients. Early screening and diagnosis help in preventing and intercepting the severity of the malocclusion. Mostly, Class II Skeletal discrepancies with mandibular deficiency during active growth are usually treated by myofunctional appliances. Recently, fixed functional appliance therapy has been gaining popularity as a treatment modality of skeletal class II malocclusion.This case report demonstrates the effectiveness of Power Scope in correction of skeletal Class II with mandibular deficiency in a growing patient treated by a non-extraction approach. This case was treated initially with MBT 0.022” prescription followed by Power Scope Appliance. Results were improvement in facial profile, skeletal jaw relationship, and overall esthetic appearance of the patient. Keywords: Class II malocclusion, Non-Extraction, Power scope appliance.

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