ArticleCase reports in dentistry2022
Orthodontic Management of Skeletal Class II Malocclusion with the Invisalign Mandibular Advancement Feature Appliance: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
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- Intronic Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in FGFR2 Gene Association With Non-Syndromic Mandibular Retrognathism.Orthodontics & craniofacial research · 2026Article
- A comparative 3D finite element analysis of mandibular advancement with clear aligners and twin block appliances.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Retrospective Evaluation of InvisalignDentistry journal · 2025Article
- Functional Class II Treatment Simultaneous With Selective Reduction of Talon Cusps: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2024Article
- Biomechanical effects of different mandibular movements and torque compensations during mandibular advancement with clear aligners: a finite element analysis.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Article
- Scissor Bite in Growing Patients: Case Report Treated with Clear Aligners.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Does mandibular advancement with clear aligners have the same skeletal and dentoalveolar effects as traditional functional appliances?BMC oral health · 2023Article
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Abstract
The treatment of Class II malocclusion due to mandibular retrognathia is one of the most common challenges met in orthodontic practice. When it comes to a growing patient, functional appliances are the optimal way to achieve growth modification by enhancing mandibular growth. Clear aligners have been part of the orthodontic treatment for several decades but until recently they were only used to correct mild malocclusions. In 2017, Align Technology introduced the Invisalign with Mandibular Advancement Feature (IMAF) which replicates the action of functional appliances. As this device is new to clinical practice, there is limited literature on its clinical efficiency. This case report describes the orthodontic management of a 12-year-old male patient having skeletal Class II malocclusion due to mandibular retrognathia. As the patient was experiencing active growth, the IMAF appliance was chosen for his treatment. The IMAF appliance appears to be successful in the treatment of Class II malocclusion with mandibular retrognathism in a growing patient. As with all functional appliances, the correction of the malocclusion is a result of both skeletal and dental effects and the IMAF presents the advantage of producing less proclination of the lower incisors compared to other functional appliances.
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