2nd year ortho Q

[luckynow]

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Hi guys,

I have my 2nd year ortho final exam this Wednesday and was wondering if someone could help explain something to me. In a slide on the use of functional appliances with class II malocclusions, the lecturer wrote in the slide "slip lower anchorage" as one of the bullet points. She was a guest lecturer and I don't seem to have any additional info in my notes on this point. I would really appreciate it if anyone has any insight as to what she meant? 😕

Thanks a lot! 🙂

 

[Ostracized]

Hey class-mate. Unfortunately I can't help you - I really zoned out during her lectures.

If one of the questions is "what is the function of a functional appliance in treating a skeletal class 2 malocclusion", just put "Slip lower anchorage" and the other three points on the slide, and you'll be fine.

 

[gryffindor]

In this case it sounds like "slip lower anchorage" means letting the lower molars come forward to achieve a class I occlusion at the end of treatment. The opposite would be to "hold/maintain" anchorage" when you want the molars to stay where they are and not "slip." I like your classmate's answer though. We learned so much of dentistry in dental school that way.