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 3

Cephalometric data of Case 3.

ParameterPretreatmentPosttreatmentFollow-up

Age13 yrs, 0 mos15 yrs, 6 mos17 yrs, 3 mos
SNA angle82.7°82.3°82.7°
SNB angle75.6°78.4°79.3°
A to Nasion perp.0.5 mm0.6 mm0.9 mm
Pog to Nasion perp.-8.6 mm-1.4 mm0.1 mm
ANB angle7.1°3.9°3.4°
Wits appraisal7.2 mm4.0 mm3.2 mm
Palatal plane to FH-3.1°-3.7°-4.2°
Sn to GoGn32.2°26.6°26.2°
Co-Gn distance112.0 mm120.4 mm121.6 mm
Co-Go-Me angle119.3°116.6°117.5°
+1 to Palatal plane104.6°111.7°112.6°
-1 to mandibular plane103.7°103.9°103.5°