Orthodontic camouflage treatment of Class III malocclusion. Case report
From the orthodontic and maxillofacial point of view, a malocclusion with a severe skeletal disharmony can be treated with an orthopedic, orthodontic and/or orthognathic approach; however, some adult patients reject the surgical option, in those cases, orthodontic camouflage might be the only altern...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Country: | Perú |
| Institution: | Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos |
| Repository: | Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/15841 |
| Online Access: | https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/odont/article/view/15841 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Malocclusion Angle Class III Orthodontics Orthognathic surgery Cirugía ortognática Maloclusión de Angle Clase III Ortodoncia |
| Summary: | From the orthodontic and maxillofacial point of view, a malocclusion with a severe skeletal disharmony can be treated with an orthopedic, orthodontic and/or orthognathic approach; however, some adult patients reject the surgical option, in those cases, orthodontic camouflage might be the only alternative. This article reports the orthodontic camouflage of a 21 year and 2 months old male patient with a Class III low angle skeletal pattern, edge to edge anterior bite relationship and decresead lower facial third. A modified utility arch, posterior acrylic bite block, Class III intermaxillary elastics, multiloop archwire and lower interproximal reduction were used. After 26 months of treatment, Class I molar and canine relationship with functional overbite and overjet was achieved. In addition, reduction of lower lip protrusion, greater exposure of upper incisors at smile and a pleasant facial profile was obtained. 11 months follow up reveals stability of the results. |
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