Management of the Class III malocclusion treated with maxillary expansion, facemask therapy and corrective orthodontic. A 15-year follow-up

• Autor(a) principal: ALMEIDA,Renato Rodrigues de
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: ALESSIO JUNIOR,Luiz Eduardo, ALMEIDA-PEDRIN,Renata Rodrigues de, ALMEIDA,Marcio Rodrigues de, PINZAN,Arnaldo, VIEIRA,Luiz Sérgio
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Journal of applied oral science (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572015000100101
• topic: Interceptive orthodontics; Corrective orthodontics; Angle Class III malocclusion

The facial growth of Class III malocclusion worsens with age, in this case, the early orthopedic treatment, providing facial balance, modifying the maxillofacial growth and development. A 7.6-year old boy presented with Class III malocclusion associated with anterior crossbite; the mandible was shifted to the right and the maxilla had a transversal deficiency. Rapid maxillary expansion followed by facemask therapy was performed, to correct the anteroposterior relationship and improve the facial profile. The patient was followed for a 15-year period, after completion of the treatment, and stability was observed. Growing patients should be monitored following their treatment, so as to prevent malocclusion relapse.