title: Correction of a Class III malocclusion with a four-way sagittal appliance: case report.
abstract: This case report demonstrates the treatment of a Class III malocclusion, in a twelve-year-old girl, using a unique combination of a removable functional appliance, the "four-way sagittal" appliance and fixed appliance therapy. Efficient and effective correction of malocclusion was attained, following use of the "four-way sagittal" appliance. This appliance was designed on the Denar Witzig articulator, a powerful instrument in providing the clinician with a three-dimensional perspective plus the ability of changing the location of the TMJ on the articulator. A significant increase in the maxillary length and maxillary width was achieved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jumlongras
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000628:therapy*; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D017289:Orthodontic Appliances, Functional