12-year follow-up after treatment of Class II malocclusion with fixed functional appliance

Vol. 13 – Number 49 – 2020 Case Report Page 52-61 12-year follow-up after treatment of Class II malocclusion with fixed functional appliance Wilana Moura1 Leniana dos Santos Neves2 Paula Patrícia Cotrin-Silva1 Caroline Martins Gambardela-Tkacz1 Luciana Trevisan Bittencourt Muniz3 José Fernando Castanha Henriques4 Abstract Assessment of stability of the results obtained is very important after orthodontic treatment. The aim of this paper is to present the treatment of a Class II malocclusion with the Jasper Jumper appliance and its stability after 12 years follow-up. Female, 11 years old and main complain of crowding in superior teeth. The patient presented bilateral Class II malocclusion, division 1, overbite and overjet increased, mild anterosuperior crowding and mandible retruded. The Jasper Jumper appliance corrected the Class II malocclusion, division 1, the maxilomandibular relationship, the overbite and improved facial profile with long term stability. Descriptors: Angle Class II Malocclusion, functional orthopedic appliances, mandibular advancement. 1 Specialist, MSc and PhD student in Orthodontics – Bauru Dental School, Department of Orthodontics. 2 Professor, MSc and PhD in Orthodontics – UFMG. 3 MSc and PhD Student in Orthodontics – Bauru Dental School, Department of Orthodontics. 4 Professor, MSc and PhD in Orthodontics, Bauru Dental School, Department of Orthodontics.