Orthodontic Treatment of the Class II Noncompliant Patient

Book excerpt: Section I CLASS II ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT AND COMPLIANCE 1. The problem of compliance in orthodontics 2. Classification of the non-compliance appliances used for Class II correction Section II NTER-MAXILLARY APPLIANCES USED FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF CLASS II NON-COMPLIANT PATIENTS 3. Overview of the inter-maxillary non-compliance appliances 4. The Herbst appliance 5. The Cantilever Bite Jumper 6. The Ritto Appliance(R) 7. The Mandibular Protraction 8. The Mandibular Anterior Repositioning Appliance 9. Energy management: The philosophy behind fixed intermaxillary mechanics 10. The Jasper Jumper 11. The Flex Developer 12. The Eureka Spring 13. The Twin Force Bite Corrector in the correction of Class II malocclusion in adolescent patients 14. The Sabbagh Universal Spring Section III INTRA-MAXILLARY DISTALIZATION APPLIANCES USED FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF CLASS II NON-COMPLIANT PATIENTS 15. Overview of the intra-maxillary non-compliance distalization appliances 16. The Pendulum appliance 17. The Penguin Pendulum 18. Non-compliance Class II treatment with the Distal JetAldo Carano 19. The Keles Slider appliance for bilateral and unilateral maxillary molar distalization 20. The Jones Jig and modifications 21. The use of magnets for maxillary molar distalization 22. The First Class appliance 23. An effective and precise method for rapid molar derotation Section IV INTRA-MAXILLARY APPLIANCES WITH ABSOLUTE ANCHORAGE USED FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF CLASS II MALOCCLUSION 24. Overview of the intra-maxillary non-compliance appliances with absolute anchorage 25. The use of implants as absolute anchorage for Class II correction 26. The use of onplants for maxillary molar distalization Section V CLINICAL EFFICACY OF THE NON-COMPLIANCE APPLIANCES 27. Clinical efficacy of the non-compliance appliances used for Class II orthodontic correction.