Excessive lower incisor proclination can lead to gingival recession. The orthodontic treatment for this patient involved extraction of four premolars, ...

To be included, the studies had to be clinical trials with multiple cases, looking at orthodontic treatment involving labial movement of lower incisors and gingival recession in these teeth.

RESULTS: Nine clinical trials were included in this study, representing a total of 584 adolescents with Class II division 1 malocclusion. Cephalometric measurements indicate pronounced dentoalveolar ...