Case Report

Correction of Deep Overbite by Using a Modified Nance Appliance in an Adult Class II Division 2 Patient with Dehiscence Defect

Table 1

Skeletal and dental changes indicated by the cephalometric measurements.

VariablesNormPretreatmentPosttreatmentDifference
MeanSD

Angular (°)
SNA82.33.584.281.7−2.5
SNB77.62.97979.20.2
ANB4.71.45.22.5−2.7
U1-SN104.85.376.8102.425.6
U1/L11226172.7141−31.7
FMA31.84.423.725.92.2
L1/MP94.75.279.789.59.8

Linear (mm)
Wits appraisal−1.42.6−1.4−2.7−1.3
N-ANS492.251.951.90
ANS-Me60.84.955.556.91.4
L1-Apo3.91.5−40.2−3.8
Low lip to E-line31.8−4.7−40.7
Face height ratio (%)55.41.351.752.31.6