title: Italian Board of Orthodontics: case N. 2 adult malocclusion.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  this 20,2 year-old girl presented with a class III malocclusion with severe crowding.
  
  
  METHODS
  she was at the end of her growth with a severe skeletal and dental class III malocclusion with lower midline deviation and severe crowding. A concave profile, due to chin's prominence, was present. Lower vertical third of the face increased. No signs or symptoms of TMJ problems were present: lingual position of 12 and 22 is a potential problem for TMJ's health. The state of oral mucosa and gingiva was good. But oral hygiene was not good. Lower midline deviated 3 mm to the left side; canine and molar class I on the right side and class III on the left side. The sequence of her treatment was as follows: a) extraction of 15, 25, 35, 44; b) upper and lower arch fixed appliance for alignment, leveling, correction of lower midline and occlusal relationship; c) post-treatment retention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Pansini 5, Edificio 14, Naples, Italy. Gioacc_@libero.it
authors.forename: Gioacchino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pellegrino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000628:therapy*; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D018704:Orthodontic Retainers; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D016896:Treatment Outcome