A 17-year-old female presented with the chief complaint of inability to bite properly. Clinical examination revealed a Class II, division 1 malocclusion with an anterior open bite and mild maxillary and mandibular tooth-sizearch-length discrepancies (Fig. 1, Table 1). The patient’s initial contact upon closure was between the maxillary and mandibular first molars, leading to a complex open bite...

Material and Methods: Twenty Five patients including 13 females, 12 males with the mean age of 10.66 years (range, +0.7, -0.8 years) with skeletal Cl III malocclusion due to maxillary deficiency were selected in this study. All of the patients were treated by using a maxillary protraction (Tongue Appliance) as the only treatment appliance. Lateral cephalograms were taken before and after treatm...

This case report describes the orthodontic treatment of a 32-year-old woman with a Class III malocclusion, whose chief compliant was her dentofacial esthetics. The pretreatment lateral cephalometric tracings showed the presence of a Class III dentoskeletal malocclusion with components of maxillary deficiency. After discussion with the patient, the treatment option included surgically assisted r...

OBJECTIVES Primary surgery in patients with complete unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate restricts transverse and sagittal maxillary growth. Additional surgical maxillary advancement might become necessary after completion of growth. The aim of this study was to determine the extent of maxillary deficiency at an early stage during the transitory dentition, and to identify factors that...

UNLABELLED Mandibular cross-sectional deficiency is a dentofacial defect in connection with the narrowing of the mandibular arch width. This abnormality is a significant etiopathogenic factor and it is often associated with nasal breathing difficulties. This atresia may be treated through Rapid Maxillary Expansion or Surgically Assisted Rapid Maxillary Expansion, depending on the patient's age....

AIM Delaire-type facemask is still the appliance of choice for non surgical paediatric Class III treatment. However, it entails great aesthetical problems and is totally dependent on patient compliance. A new modified maxillary protractor was then designed: it is monomaxillary, fixed, implant-supported, aesthetically pleasing and it does not require patient compliance. The aims of this study we...

This report describes a novel concept of relocating orthodontic mini-implants during dental distalization to provide unrestricted distal movement of the full maxillary dentition. The patient was an 18-year old Korean woman with a full-step Class II Division 1 malocclusion and mandibular deficiency. Mini-implants were initially placed bilaterally between the maxillary second premolar and the fir...

The orthodontic treatment of class III malocclusion with a maxillary deficiency is often treated with maxillary protraction with or without expansion. Skeletal and dental changes have been documented which have combined for the protraction of the maxilla and the correction of the class III malocclusion. Concerning the ideal time to treat a developing class III malocclusion, studies have reporte...

Surgical maxillary repositioning in individuals with vertical maxillary deficiency may be accompanied by skeletal instability. Long-term skeletal changes in 13 patients who underwent a Le Fort I downsliding osteotomy were studied retrospectively. Nine patients underwent a single-jaw procedure, and 4 patients underwent a bimaxillary procedure. Rigid fixation was used in 10 patients, and wire ost...