Wearing class 2 elastic a only on one side? What does that do?

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Slader01
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Wearing class 2 elastic a only on one side? What does that do?

#1 Post by Slader01 »

I have a class 2 molar relationship on one side, and a normal class 1 relationship on the other. However, I have a normal 1mm overjet and a normal midline. So what's this class 2 elastic doing exactly? It can't really bring my jaw back since My overjet is normal. Anyone else ever have to wear this?
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iob
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Re: Wearing class 2 elastic a only on one side? What does that do?

#2 Post by iob »

That is a bit of a "how is this supposed to work" head-scratcher if your midline and overjet are where they should be now and you have no extraction space on that side. I imagine that the elastic can still move your molars to class I on that side by doing some IPR on the lowers of that same side to accommodate the shift.
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