This paper presents a method of cephalometric treatment planning for class II division 2 malocclusions. The method combines improvement in dental facial aesthetics, with reduction in overbite and inter-incisor angle. An individual case is illustrated; examples of the applications commonly used being shown in the treatment of an adolescent patient.
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