Author/Authors :
Pattanaik, Snigdha Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics - Institute of Dental Sciences - Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India , Mishra, Sumita Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics - Institute of Dental Sciences - Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Abstract :
Class III malocclusion is one of the most difficult problems to treat in the mixed dentition. It has a multifactorial etiology involving
both genetic and environmental causes.The dental and skeletal effects of maxillary protraction with a facemask are well documented
in several studies. Although treatment in the late mixed or early permanent dentition can be successful, results are generally better
in the deciduous or early mixed dentition. The following case shows early treatment of a young patient with severe sagittal and
transverse discrepancy of the maxilla and mandible, using a facemask.
