Clinical and radiological evaluation of orthodontic and surgical treatment in a class III high angle patient: a case report

摘要

Treatment of an adult 28 year old female patient with skeletal class III, increased anterior face height and severe maxillary growth deficit is presented. Combined surgical-orthodontic treatment was chosen to correct the skeletal class III. The maxilla was remodeled using only a fixed orthodontic appliance, without any rapid expansion or surgically assisted rapid expansion devices. Both arch length deficiency and the significant transverse anomaly were corrected through dentoalveolar remodeling, leaving the sagittal correction to surgery. Satisfactory dentofacial esthetics were achieved.