Abstract
The purpose of this case presentation is to determine the efficiency of two treatment mechanics in correcting clinically comparable malocclusion in dizygotic twins. The case report describes the orthodontic management of 19-year-old non-identical twins diagnosed with bimaxillary dentoalveolar protrusion on a Class I skeletal base with severe crowding using two different treatment mechanics. The first patient was treated with frictionless mechanics by making use of Kalra simultaneous intrusion and retraction arch for space closure, whereas the friction mechanics accomplished the task in the second patient with mini-implant (Titanium mini-implant, FavAnchor™ SAS, Favorite supplies, Thane west, Maharashtra, India) assisted power arm (Power hook, Azdent Orthodontics, Zhengzhou, China) retraction. It evaluated the overall treatment duration, anterior torque control, and level of comfort for the patients with the two mechanics. The post-treatment results in both cases exhibited remarkable change in inclination of upper anterior teeth which were established through cephalometric findings. Moreover, the anterior torque control was comparatively superior with loop mechanics over mini-implant assisted sliding mechanics. Both the treatment mechanics effectively and efficiently corrected the malocclusion with considerable impact on soft-tissue profile.
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