title: [Case report of maxillary protrusion].
abstract: The patient, a 10-years and 7-month-old boy, demonstrated maxillary protrusion (a pseudo class I malocclusion) complicated by horizontal open bite, space defect of 5 5, and represented that point A was +3.0 mm, pogonion was -8.0 mm to McNamara line respectively. His 4 first premolars were extracted and he was treated with an edgewise appliance together with a high pull head gear, palatal bar, class III elastics, class II elastics and up-down elastics for 3 years. A functional occlusion and good profile was obtained with good growth, chin control and tooth movement.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wakayama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Usuki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iba
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mizutani
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005115:Extraoral Traction Appliances; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000628:therapy*; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective