The Journal of the Korean dental association (대한치과의사협회지)

The Korean Dental Association (대한치과의사협회)
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A CASE REPORT OF ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT OF BIMAXILLARY DENTAL PROGNATHISM

양악치성전돌증의 교정치험예

  • Sung, Jae-Hyun (Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University)
  • 성재현 (경희대학교 치과대학 교정학교실)
  • Published : 1978.05.30
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Abstract

The patient, 21 years and 3 months female, complained of protrusion of lower face. There was severe procumbency of upper & lower anterior teeth. Cephalometric analysis revealed that the anteroposterior jaw relationship was normal, but the teeth was foreward on their respective basal bones, so diagnosed as bimaxillary dental prognathism. The patient underwent extraction of four Ist premolar and was treated with multibanded & direct bonding system. After 14 months, She gained good interdigitation of buccal segment and attractive facial profile.

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