Management of Malocclusions: Report of Two Cases Treated Using Begg Technique at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria

Abstract

Two young Nigerians, one male and the other female who reported with crowding and proclamation of the incisors were successfully treated with Begg Light Technique at the Orthodontic Unit of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital.
The active treatment times were 23 and 27 months respectively and Hawley Retainers were used to achieve stability of the occlusion for a duration of six months.
At the end of treatment, patients' aesthetics and the occlusal relationship of the dentition were dramatically improved.


NQJHM Vol. 14 (1) 2004: pp. 39-44