Early correction of class III malocclusion with rapid maxillary expansion and face mask therapy
Author(s) -
Muthukumar Karthi,
GobichettipalayamJagatheeswaran Anbuselvan,
BhandariPawan Kumar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.114325
Subject(s) - medicine , malocclusion , orthodontics , orthopedic surgery , dentistry , class (philosophy) , computer science , surgery , artificial intelligence
A case report is presented of a class III malocclusion with a class III skeletal pattern and maxillary retrusion. Patient, a 10-year-old boy was treated with an orthopedic face mask in conjunction with rapid maxillary expansion and standard pre-adjusted edgewise appliance. Treatment was completed after 3 years and proved to be stable following the active treatment.
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