Treatment of patient with persistent deciduous and erupted permanent canines by using fixed orthodontics appliances

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to describe a treatment of female patient, 13 years of age, with dentoalveolar class II division 1. malocclusion duc to persistency of both upper deciduous canines. The treatment was performed by using fixed orthodontics appliances (Ricketts .018" prescription) in both jaws, with straight wire technique. The appliances were removed after 15 moths' treatment, and retention period lasted 12 months.

U radu je prikazana terapija pacijenta sa lažnom hiperodoncijom očnjaka, sprovedena fiksnim aparatom u gornjoj i donjoj vilici, primenom tehnike pravog bola . Posle ekstrakcije perzistentnih mlečnih očnjaka, izvršena je nivelacija zuba, distalizacija stalnih očnjaka i retrakcija frontalnih zuba. Terapija je trajala 15 meseci, uz retencioni period od 12 meseci.