I. Tollaro et al., ROLE OF POSTERIOR TRANSVERSE INTERARCH DISCREPANCY IN CLASS-II, DIVISION-1 MALOCCLUSION DURING THE MIXED DENTITION PHASE, American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, 110(4), 1996, pp. 417-422
Posterior transverse interarch discrepancy (PTID), measured as the dif
ference between the maxillary and mandibular intermolar widths, was in
vestigated in a sample of 60 Class ii, Division 1 subjects during the
mixed dentition phase. Two main groups were detected: Class II group 1
(30 subjects) with PTID and Class II group 2 (30 subjects) without PT
ID. A sample of 30 Class I subjects in the mixed dentition phase was u
sed as a control group. In Class II group 1, PTID was found to be due
to a significantly narrower maxillary arch. The craniofacial skeletal
features of both Class II groups and of the Class I group were assesse
d. The Class II group with PTID showed mandibular retrusion associated
with a posteriorly displaced mandible of normal size (functional mand
ibular retrusion). The Class II group without PTID had mandibular retr
usion due to a micrognathic mandible (anatomic mandibular retrusion).
The relevance of these findings for treatment planning in Class II, Di
vision 1 malocclusion in the mixed dentition was stressed.