A Class II occlusion occurs when the upper teeth are more forward in the face than the lower teeth. In this video, Dr. Baird explains the way patients with Class II occlusions grow and how this bite is corrected with orthodontic treatment.
Without orthodontic intervention, the bite will increase with severity as a child grows. Sometimes this increased severity may require extraction of permanent teeth. Class II elastics with Invisalign is a comfortable way to correct the bite in growing patients.
In the following video Dr. Marta Baird explains how sometimes due to the late timing of treatment or the severity of the bite, extractions may be necessary. For patients with protrusive upper incisors, two premolars are extracted in the upper arch. Dr. Marta Baird shows two example patients treated at Baird Orthodontics with extractions. One with braces and one with Invisalign Clear Aligners.