Braces / Clips treatment for Malocclusions

Dental malocclusion means the abnormal alignment of the upper and lower teeth.

Etiology: Childhood habits such as thumb sucking, tongue thrusting, using pacifiers beyond age 3, and prolonged use of bottle feeding, extra teeth, lost teeth, impacted teeth, or abnormally shaped teeth.

Different types of malocclusions:

1. Overjet
2. Overbite
3. Anterior crossbite (underbite)
4. Spacing
5. Diastema
6. Missing teeth
7. Impacted tooth

Classification of Malocclusion:

In 1894, Edward H. Angle published the first classification of the malocclusion.

Class I Malocclusion: Neutrocclusion: It is the most common malocclusion with normal bite and light overlap of teeth.

Molar relation: The Mesiobuccal cusp of the upper first permanent molar occludes with the mesiobuccal groove of the lower first molar. But the line of the occlusion is altered in both the arches because of individual tooth irregularities [ Crowding/spacing/rotations of other localized problems of tooth and inter-arch problems (open bite/deep bite/crossbite)]

Class II Malocclusion: (Distocclusion/Retrognathism,/overbite ) This occurs when upper jaw and teeth severely overlap the lower jaw and teeth.

Molar relation: The mesiobuccal cusp of the maxillary first permanent molar occlude mesially to the mesiobuccal groove of the mandibular first molar.

Class II Division I	Class II Division II
Upper incisors are proclaimed	Upper central incisors show lingual inclination and maybe overlapped by upper lateral incisors
Excessive overjet and deep overbite	Deep overbite
V-shaped upper arch	Broad upper arch
Failure in anterior lip closure	Normal lip seal. Deep mental groove.

Class III Malocclusion: Mesiocclusion/Prognathism,/Anterior crossbite,/negative overjet/underbite). This occurs when the lower jaw protrudes forward causing the lower jaw and teeth to overlap the upper jaw and teeth.

Mollar Relation: The mesiobuccal cusp of the maxillary first permanent molar occludes distally to the mesiobuccal groove of the mandibular first molar.

Treatment for Dental Malocclusion:

Management of Class I Malocclusion: Spacing and crowding can be corrected by fixed orthodontic braces. This treatment requires 6 months to 1 year, depending on the patient’s bone density.

Crowding can be corrected by placing braces to correct the position of the teeth by the removal of teeth to correct overcrowding, surgery to reshape or shortening the jaw wires or plates to stabilize the jaw bone.

Management of Class II malocclusion:

1. Orthodontic Braces | 2. Conventional Orthodontics | 3. Surgical intervention | 4. People with retrognathic mandible may also develop this disorder

Management of Class III Malocclusion: The most common treatment of prognathism is the combination of orthodontics and orthognathic surgery. Dental prognathism can be treated by fixing orthodontic braces (camouflaged orthodontic treatment) mouthguard.

This fixed orthodontic treatment requires 1 year for completion. After completion of fixed ortho treatment, retainers should be placed for bone stabilization.

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Author: Dr. Sangari, One of the Top Dentists in Jerush Dental & Facial Corrective Centre with more than a decade of experience in dental patient care. Very patient friendly and anyone would feel like a neighborhood doctor. Dr. Sangari’s long term dedicated association in our center, proved like an inevitable member among team surgeons, in creating millions of happy smiles.