Author :
Nadeer. T, Rosaline Tina Paul, Althaf T. Rasheed, Midhun Vinod, Saveen NS, Lakshmi Lakshmanan
Volume :
1
Issue :
2
Abstract :
The use of headgear has several clinical applications like distalization, restricting maxillary growth and anchorage control. The main being control of the vertical maxillary excess. In this article a 10 yr old patient with a high pull headgear for a period of 8 months is detailed. Cephalometrically the result indicates the use of high pull headgear causes both skeletal and dentoalveolar changes.
Key Words: High pull headgear, Maxillary splint, Intrusion