Multilingual bracket treatment combined with orthognathic surgery in a skeletal class III patient with facial asymmetry.
A case report is presented on a female adult with a Class III mandibular protrusion. Resolution of her dentoskeletal problem required a combination of comprehensive multibonded orthodontic mechanotherapy and orthognathic surgery. The patient preferred a multilingual bracket appliance because of esthetics. Both surgical and orthodontic treatment were quite successful in the correction of the facial profile and occlusion. Both psychological and esthetic satisfaction were achieved.
Fukui
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Department of Orthodontics, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Tsuruta
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Yong-Bong
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Kuwahara
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Y
D000328:Adult; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D016910:Orthodontic Brackets; D018704:Orthodontic Retainers; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome