title: Management of a hyperdivergent Class III malocclusion, maxillary midline diastema, and infected mandibular incisors in a young adult.
abstract: This is a case report of a 20-year-old woman with a hyperdivergent Class III malocclusion, infected mandibular incisors, maxillary midline diastema, and a mild tongue thrust. Extraction of the infected incisors and orthodontic treatment involving partial mesial movement of the remaining mandibular teeth produced a well-intercuspated Class III occlusion. After successful orthodontic treatment, a 4-unit bridge with pontics for the mandibular central incisors completed the rehabilitation and met the functional, esthetic, and occlusal treatment goals. Occlusal stability of the treatment result has been excellent in the 3-year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthodontics, Oral Health Sciences Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India. sunjaysuri@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sunjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suri
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Utreja
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry; D003788:Dental Pulp Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D003970:Diastema / Q000628:therapy; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000601:surgery; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D009065:Mouth Rehabilitation; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D016896:Treatment Outcome