International Journal of Oral Health Dentistry
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 2

Maxillary growth control with high pull headgear

  • Author:
  • T Nadeer1,, Rosaline Tina Paul1, Althaf T. Rasheed1, Midhun Vinod1, NS Saveen1, Lakshmi Lakshmanan2
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 105 to 107

1Post Graduate Student, Dept. of Orthodontics, Royal Dental College, Palakkad

2Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Orthodontics, Royal Dental College, Palakkad

*Corresponding Author: E-mail: nadeert1987@gmail.com

Online published on 24 September, 2015.

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.

Keywords

High pull headgear, Maxillary splint, Intrusion