Open AccessEarly class III occlusal tendency in children and its selective management
Author(s) -
Aditi Kapur,
Chawla Hs,
Ashok Utreja,
Ashima Goyal
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.43191
Subject(s) - malocclusion , medicine , orthodontics , dentistry , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , abnormality , intervention (counseling) , class (philosophy) , computer science , nursing , botany , artificial intelligence , psychiatry , biology , genus
Class III malocclusion may develop in children as a result of an inherent growth abnormality, i.e., true class III malocclusion, or as a result of premature occlusal contacts causing forward functional shift of the mandible, which is known as pseudo class III malocclusion. These cases, if not treated at the initial stage of development, interfere with normal growth of the skeletal bases and may result in severe facial deformities. The treatment should be carried out as early as possible with the aim of permitting normal growth. This paper deals with the selection of an appropriate treatment approach from the various current options available for early intervention in children developing class III occlusal tendencies; the different clinical features are depicted in the three case reports.