TREATMENT OF MALOCCLUSION CLASS II WITH FUNCTIONAL APARATUS

Occlusion is a term that is used to refer to the alignment of your teeth. Malocclusion of the teeth is a misalignment problem that can lead to serious oral health complications. The teeth won’t be able to perform vital functions if they’re misaligned. Deviations from ideal occlusion are known as malocclusion. The aim of the study was to evaluate the treatment outcome of malocclusion class II with functional apparatus. This is a prospective study including 39 patients of age 10-12 years old with protrusive bite who were treated with functional apparatus over the period 2012-2013. All children underwent a detailed orthodontic examination. A total of 39 patients with retrognathia were included in the study. They were compared with an age and gender matched control group. There was no statistically without significant difference between groups by age and gender. The mean age of patients was 11.4 (±1.2) years while the mean age of control group was 11.5 (±1.4) years (t=0.7 p=0.4). 18 (46.2%) patients were males and 21 (53.8%) females while in control group 17 (44.7%) were males and 21 (55.3%) females without a significant difference between them, p=0.9. Improvement was achieved in 34 (87.2%) patients after 1.5 years, p<0.01. The treatment of malocclusion of teeth in children and adults typically results in correction of the problem. Early treatment in childhood will reduce the duration of treatment, and also make it less expensive.