Authors : Sanka Sri Meghana; Kavitha Ramar

Volume/Issue : Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 6 - June

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24JUN088

Abstract : This case report presents the successful correction of mouth breathing and Class II malocclusion in a mixed dentition phase using an Ortho-Trainer. The treatment aimed at improving airway function, dental alignment, and overall facial aesthetics. This case report describes the successful treatment of an 8-year-old female patient with mouth breathing and Class II malocclusion using an Ortho-Trainer during the mixed dentition phase. The patient presented with chronic nasal congestion, increased lower facial height, lip incompetence, a Class II molar relationship, proclined upper incisors. Radiographic analysis confirmed a Class II skeletal pattern with a retrognathic mandible. The treatment plan involved addressing the nasal obstruction through an ENT referral and habit-breaking strategies to encourage nasal breathing, followed by fitting the patient with an Ortho-Trainer to correct dental malocclusion and improve jaw alignment. Over the course of a year, the patient showed significant improvement. Within the first three months, there was a noticeable reduction in overjet and improved nasal breathing. By six months, the patient predominantly exhibited nasal breathing, with a reduction in overjet to 3 mm and improved dental alignment. At the 12-month mark, the patient achieved a Class I molar relationship with an overjet of 2 mm, along with enhanced facial aesthetics and balanced facial proportions.

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