Early Versus Late Intermaxillary Elastics in Patients With Class II Malocclusion

Participants were treated by a fixed orthodontic appliance with intermaxillary class II elastics to correct the class II malocclusion. patients were instructed to wear immediate light short Class II elastics from upper canines to lower second premolars for 24 hours except while eating and change the elastics every 12 hours.

patients were treated by a fixed orthodontic appliance with intermaxillary Class II elastics. patients were instructed to wear Class II elastics from upper canines to lower first molars for 24 hours except while eating and change the elastics every 12 hours after reaching to rigid stainless steel arch wires.