Distal occlusion. Elastics, teeth extraction, Herbst appliance and surgical treatment

– Criteria of the choice a method of correction of class 2

– Elastics: indications and mechanism of operation

– Vertical and sagittal effects of the elastics

– Early elastics of class 2: effectiveness and limitations

– When elastics don't work?

– Recessions and protrusion of the lower incisors: prevention

– Treatment with teeth extraction: indications

– Factors affecting retraction: bowing-effect

– Torque selection

– Bone remodeling during retraction

– Modification of growth: the treatment with the Herbst appliance

– Effects of the Herbst appliance in adults and children 

– Combined treatment of class 2: communication between an orthodontist and a surgeon.

Recommended for: Orthodontists.