Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Jan 2016)
Correction of the transverse discrepancy-induced spontaneous mandibular protrusion in Class II Division 1 adolescent patients
Abstract
A Class II malocclusion is the most frequent sagittal skeletal disharmony presenting for orthodontic treatment. A transverse interarch discrepancy (TID) may be considered as a possible functional cause of a Class II relationship.