Class II Malocclusion (Distal Bite): Treatment of Growing and Non-Growing Patients

Comprehensive treatment protocols for Class II (distal bite) in growing and non-growing patients—all in one place!

Course lecturer Andrey Kushch provides practice-oriented, expert-level guidance on treating Class II malocclusion across a wide range of clinical scenarios. Within the course, you will study:

• Embryogenesis and stages of development of the dentofacial system

• Additional diagnostic methods: lateral cephalogram (TRG), manual examination, cephalometric analysis, radiographic methods, and functional tests

• Treatment protocols for growing patients using fixed orthodontic appliances (braces)

• Treatment protocols for adult patients using orthognathic surgery and the Surgery First approach in combination with braces

Thanks to step-by-step clinical case analysis, you will understand how to apply this knowledge in daily practice and be able to implement it immediately.

Lesson 1. Class II malocclusion treatment: general aspects

• History of Class II malocclusion treatment

• Growing vs. non-growing patients: choosing the treatment strategy

• Treatment of growing patients: advantages and limitations

• Embryogenesis: basic concepts

• Development of the dentofacial system during the prenatal period

• Postnatal development of the dentofacial system

• Stages of permanent tooth development

Lesson 2. Treatment of Class II malocclusion in growing patients

• Treatment before the mandibular growth peak

• Goals of early treatment

• Cervical vertebral maturation stages

• Comparison of appliances based on their effectiveness in stimulating mandibular growth

• Skeletal correction

• Dentoalveolar effects

• Step-by-step clinical case analysis

Lesson 3. Treatment of Class II malocclusion in non-growing patients

• Skeletal correction

• Orthognathic surgery and the Surgery First approach

• Dentoalveolar correction

• Splint therapy

• Diagnostic protocol for adult patients

• Manual examination of the TMJ and maxillofacial muscles

• Impression taking and diagnostic wax-up

• Clinical case analysis

2 lessons + 1 free (2h 23min)