Case Report

The Third Finger Middle Phalanx Maturation (MPM) Method to Assess Timing of Functional Treatment for Skeletal Class II Malocclusion: Report of Three Cases

Table 2

Cephalometric data of Case 2.

ParameterPretreatmentPosttreatmentFollow-up

Age11 yrs, 2 mos12 yrs, 6 mos13 yrs, 10 mos
SNA angle80.7°79.9°80.2°
SNB angle75.4°76.5°77.3°
A to Nasion perp.-0.3 mm-0.7 mm-0.7 mm
Pog to Nasion perp.-6.5 mm-4.8 mm-4.6 mm
ANB angle5.3°3.3°2.9°
Wits appraisal4.2 mm-0.3 mm0.3 mm
Palatal plane to FH2.4°2.1°2.2°
SN to GoGn30.1°31.8°32.3°
Co-Gn distance99.8 mm104.6 mm106.3 mm
Co-Go-Me angle123.7°124.1°122.1°
+1 to Palatal plane124.5°115.6°116.7°
-1 to mandibular plane99.6°103.9°102.6°