CORRECTION OF EXCESSIVE GINGIVAL DISPLAY IN HYPERDIVERGENT SKELETAL CLASS II: A CASE REPORT

Case report of a 13-year-old female patient who presented with Skeletal class II pattern with hyperdivergent growth pattern, excessive display of gingiva and proclined and protruded incisors. The objectives was proper diagnosis and management of the case for adequate control of hyperdivergent pattern and correction of gingival display along with improvement of facial profile. Treatment consisted in extraction of the all first bicuspids followed by fixed orthodontic appliances with preadjusted edgewise appliance. The result showed correction of the malocclusion with use of skeletal anchorage. Retention was given with removable upper retainer and a fixed one on the lower arch.