Fig. 5.
a, b, c, d) An adult woman with a Class II division 2 type malocclusion planned for mandibular advancement surgery with loss of a lower central incisor. e, f) Preferential intrusion of the maxillary incisors was undertaken with a 3-piece Rickett's utility arch permitting overbite reduction reducing excessive tooth maxillary incisal display while also permitting improvement in periodontal attachment. g, h, i) Light local interproximal reduction was undertaken concurrently to minimise open gingival embrasures. j) Regional maxillary superimposition highlights the extent of the maxillary incisal intrusion (2-3 mm) allied to maxillary incisal inclination change