An American Board of Orthodontics case report. A nonsurgical and nonextraction approach in the treatment of a skeletal and dental Class III malocclusion in a growing patient.
This case report is presented following the specifications of the American Board of Orthodontics. The patient had a true maxillary retrognathism, a mandibular prognathism, and a lower anterior height deficiency. She was treated with a fixed orthopedic appliance, fixed orthodontic appliances, and intermaxillary elastics. [This case was presented to the American Board of Orthodontics in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the certification process conducted by the Board.
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D000202:Activator Appliances; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000628:therapy*; D009968:Orthodontic Appliances, Removable; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods*; D011378:Prognathism / Q000628:therapy; D063173:Retrognathia / Q000628:therapy