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- Title
Multidisciplinary treatment of complex skeletal class III malocclusion.
- Authors
Čutović, Tatjana; Radojičić, Julija; Stošić, Srboljub; Mladenović, Irena; Kozomara, Ružica
- Abstract
Introduction. Skeletal malocclusions, especially those with a prominent vertical component, always present a challenge for the interdisciplinary approach to their treatment planning. The aim of this report is to present a patient with a complex skeletal deformity in all three directions (vertical, sagittal and transverse). Case report. A twenty-four year old female patient with a skeletal Class III malocclusion, open bite and laterognathia, was firstly treated by orthodontic fixed appliances, whereas the dental decompensation of dentoalveolar structures was carried out and adjusted to their bone structures, thus enabling an adequate and sufficient reposition of the jaw. A surgical correction included bi-maxillary osteotomy due to pronounced vertical cephalometric parameters, necessitating a posterior maxillary intrusion and mandibular repositioning. In that manner, the relapse was prevented and a long-term stable result obtained. In the retention period, the patient wore removable bi-maxillary retention devices. Conclusion. The combined orthodontic-surgical treatment provided the Class I occlusion with aesthetic and functionally satisfactory results which were envisioned by the treatment plan.
- Subjects
MALOCCLUSION; OSTEOTOMY; ORTHODONTICS; DISEASE relapse; CEPHALOMETRY
- Publication
Vojnosanitetski Pregled: Military Medical & Pharmaceutical Journal of Serbia, 2018, Vol 75, Issue 11, p1138
- ISSN
0042-8450
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2298/VSP161227044C