Treatment of a Severe Class II Division 1 in Adult Pacient: Successful or Unsuccessful?

Hiroshi MARUO

The result of an orthodontic treatment is considered successful when it is reached: an efficient chewing mechanism; balance and harmony of facial lines; good health of mouth tissues and pos-treatment stability. Nowadays, every orthodontic treatment is preceded with diagnosis and treatment goals, and the Orthodontist tries to use accurated and updated techniques. However, at the end of treatment, not rarely, the patients are not analysed with the same dedication of the beginning; or in other words, if in the beginning there is the preoccupation with “What to do?”, in the end of treatment there isn’t the same concern in “What did you get to do?” or what is worse, “What didn’t you get to do?”. It seems that the most important thing is the teeth aligned and the patient satisfaction, and not so much important is the professional expectative in knowing whether the goals were reached. This is one of the purpose in presenting this clinic case, showing the study data of the beginning and the end of treatment, as well as the three years later study data, permiting a good reflection about “What did you get to do?” and mainly “What has not been done”. How would you classify the final result? Could it be considered a successful case or not?

Keywords: Stability. Orthodontics. Class II, division 1 treatment.

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