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- Title
Class III treatment using facial mask: Stability after 10 years.
- Authors
Luiz Ramos, Adilson
- Abstract
Early Class III malocclusion treatment may not have long-term stability due to mandibular growth. Although some features of this malocclusion point to a better prognosis, it is practically impossible for the orthodontist to foresee cases that require new intervention. Many patients need retreatment, whether compensatory or orthodontic-surgical. The present study reports the case of a Class III patient treated at the end of the mixed dentition with the use of a face mask followed by conventional fixed appliances. The case remains stable 10 years after treatment completion. It was presented to the Brazilian Board of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (BBO) as a requirement for the title of certified by the BBO.
- Subjects
TREATMENT of malocclusion; OCCLUSAL adjustment; ORTHODONTIC appliances; DENTAL equipment; ORTHODONTICS
- Publication
Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics, 2014, Vol 19, Issue 5, p123
- ISSN
2176-9451
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/2176-9451.19.5.123-135.bbo