Correction of Class II Malocclusion in a Late Adolescent Patient with ForsusTM (FRD) Appliance
- Author:
Mohd Zambri Mohamed Makhbul
1
,
2
,
3
;
Wan Nurazreena Wan Hassan
Author Information
1. Fixed functional appliance
2. Class II Division I malocclusion
3. Non-compliance device
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- From:
Annals of Dentistry
2019;26(1):34-41
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Fixed functional appliances are non-compliance dependent devices, which can assist the correction of Class II
malocclusion. The mechanics of the fixed functional appliances may vary depending on the type of device used. We
report the observed biomechanical effects of using the ForsusTM Fatigue Resistant Device (FRD) fixed functional
appliance. The patient was a 14-year-old female presented with a Class II division I malocclusion on a Class II skeletal
base. The malocclusion was complicated by a 10mm overjet and increased traumatic overbite. She was treated with
the ForsusTM FRD appliance worn for 5 months after the alignment with fixed appliances (0.022” X0.028” MBT
prescriptions) and finished on a non-extraction base. Dento-alveolar changes were the main contribution to the
correction of the malocclusion and simultaneously improved the patient’s profile in the end of treatment. In
conclusion, ForsusTM FRD appliance can be suggested to effectively correct Class II malocclusion.
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