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Treatment Effects with Expansion and Multiloop Edgewise Arch Wire Technique on Skeletal Class ]l[ Malocclusion with Mandibular Deviation

WANG Hong-mei , YANG li, JI Chance rong   

  1. Dept.of Orthodontics, Faculty of Stornatology, Capi- tal University of Medical Sciences,Beijing 100050, China
  • Received:2004-10-25 Revised:2004-10-25 Online:2004-10-20 Published:2004-10-20

Abstract:

Objective The purpose of this study is to evaluate the methods of treatment on Class 1)1 malocclusion with mandib- ular deviations, and clarify the principles of expansion and multiloop edgewise arch wire tecbnique.Methods 8 skeletal class IIl with mandibular deviations patients~selected (male 3, female 5, agedl2-18).They were all corrected with maxillary expan- sion and multiloop edgewise arch wire technique. Results In all~,molar relationships were class I, the overbite and the overjet~normal,and the upper and lower midline were harmony. Conclusion Mild and moderate skeletal classmwith man- dibular deviation can be corrected successfully场maxillary expansion and multiloop edgewise arch wire technique.

Key words: Class III malocclusion, mandibular deviation, multiloop edgewise arch wire, expansion