A modified Thurow maxillary splint used in the treatment of a skeletal Class II: clinical case report

Vol. 1 – Number 1 – 2008 Case report Pages 27-36 A modified Thurow maxillary splint used in the treatment of a skeletal Class II: clinical case report Aline Levi Baratta Monteiro* Pedro César Fernandes dos Santos** MONTEIRO, ALB; SANTOS, PCFdos. A modifi ed Thurow maxillary splint used in the treatment of a skeletal Class II: clinical case report. 2008;1(1); 27-36. Class II malocclusion treatment is frequently discussed in Orthodontics. However, it is known that the earlier this malocclusions is dealt with, better will be the prognosis, essentially if the predicament is skeletal. Wanting to exemplify such a fact, this work presents a patient with skeletal class II malocclusion and jaws protrusion, treated in the mixed dentition through a modifi ed Thurow device. Keywords: Maxillary splint appliance. Class II, division 1. Orthopedics. * Student of the Master’s Course in Dentistry at the Federal University of Ceará; Specialist in Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics-ABO-CE. ** Professor, Discipline of Orthodontics, Federal University of Ceará; Master in Orthodontics-FOUSP-USP; Doctor in Integrated Clinic-FOUSP USP.