Comparison of 1-year follow-up results of Forsus, headgear, and extraction treatment in Class II malocclusion.

Introduction: This cross-sectional case-control observational study aimed to use lateral cephalometric radiographs to examine the 1-year follow-up results of 3 different treatment methods during Class II correction.

Methods: The authors evaluated the lateral cephalometric records of patients treated with the Forsus fatigue-resistant device (group 1, n = 28), cervical headgears (CHG; group 2, n = 28), and maxillary first premolar extraction with fixed orthodontic appliances (group 3, n = 28). Each group was followed at pretreatment, posttreatment, and 1-year posttreatment. The data obtained were analyzed using the 1-way analysis of variance and Kruskal-Wallis methods.

Results: At posttreatment, the ANB angle decreased significantly (P = 0.001) in the CHG group compared with the Forsus and extraction groups. The lower and upper facial heights of the CHG group were significantly increased (P <0.001) at posttreatment compared with the other groups. The mandibular incisor protrusion in the Forsus group was significantly higher (P = 0.005) than in the extraction patients, and extrusion of the mandibular incisors was significantly higher (P = 0.002) in the CHG group than in the Forsus group at posttreatment.

Conclusions: All 3 methods were effective in correcting Class II malocclusion, mainly at the dentoalveolar level, but some amount of relapses occurred after 1-year of follow-up. Distance of mandibular incisors and the mandibular plane changed significantly, increasing in CHG and extraction groups after 1-year of follow-up.