Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Jun 16, 2023; 11(17): 4142-4151
Published online Jun 16, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i17.4142
Improved super-elastic Ti–Ni alloy wire intrusion arch for skeletal class II malocclusion combined with deep overbite: A case report
Ching-Yu Yang, Chih-Chieh Lin, I-Jia Wang, Yuan-Hou Chen, Jian-Hong Yu
Ching-Yu Yang, Department of Orthodontics, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404327, Taiwan
Chih-Chieh Lin, I-Jia Wang, Yuan-Hou Chen, Jian-Hong Yu, Department of Orthodontics, China Medical University and Medical Center, Taichung 40447, Taiwan
Author contributions: Yu JH was responsible for conceptualization and supervision; Yang CY was responsible for writing the original draft, reviewing, and editing; Wang IJ, Lin CC, Chen YH contributed to investigation and data curation; All authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Informed consent statement: Informed written consent was obtained from the patient.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Jian-Hong Yu, PhD, Professor, Department of Orthodontics, China Medical University and Medical Center, No. 2 Yude Road, North District, Taichung 40447, Taiwan. kj.kj@msa.hinet.net
Received: March 22, 2023
Peer-review started: March 22, 2023
First decision: April 11, 2023
Revised: April 23, 2023
Accepted: May 6, 2023
Article in press: May 6, 2023
Published online: June 16, 2023
Core Tip

Core Tip: Treatment for deep overbite cases is always challenging. In this skeletal Class II malocclusion with deep overbite case, we applied improved super-elastic Ti-Ni alloy wire intrusion arch to achieve ideal overjet, and the improvement in appearance and dentition alignment was noticeable.