Management of a Skeletal Class II Malocclusion: An Indian Board of Orthodontics Case Report

Abstract

This case report submitted as a Category II case report in the Indian Board of Orthodontics Phase III exam describes the orthodontic treatment of an 11-year-old female patient with a skeletal Class II malocclusion due to mandibular retrognathia. She presented in the late mixed dentition and was treated with a two-phase treatment protocol. The first phase involved growth modulation with a Twin Block Appliance for mandibular advancement followed by the second phase of treatment with upper and lower fixed appliances and a non-extraction treatment plan. The fixed appliance used was 0.022’’ slot, metal pre-adjusted edgewise appliance with MBT prescription. The summary of the treatment, the case report, and the various records are reprinted here with minimal editing and reformatting so that the presentation resembles the actual documents submitted to the board.