Open AccessCamouflage treatment of skeletal Class III malocclusion with asymmetry using a bone-borne rapid maxillary expander
Author(s) -
Young-Duk Seo,
KyuRhim Chung,
Seong Hun Kim,
Gerald Nelson
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the angle orthodontist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1945-7103
pISSN - 0003-3219
DOI - 10.2319/031314-189.1
Subject(s) - chin , medicine , malocclusion , dentistry , orthognathic surgery , orthodontics , occlusion , facial symmetry , surgery , anatomy
This case report presents the successful use of palatal mini-implants for rapid maxillary expansion and mandibular distalization in a skeletal Class III malocclusion. The patient was a 13-year-old girl with the chief complaint of facial asymmetry and a protruded chin. Camouflage orthodontic treatment was chosen, acknowledging the possibility of need for orthognathic surgery after completion of her growth. A bone-borne rapid expander (BBRME) was used to correct the transverse discrepancy and was then used as indirect anchorage for distalization of the lower dentition with Class III elastics. As a result, a Class I occlusion with favorable inclination of the upper teeth was achieved without any adverse effects. The total treatment period was 25 months. Therefore, BBRME can be considered an alternative treatment in skeletal Class III malocclusion.