The importance of the facial profile in orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning: a patient report.
Orthodontic treatment to improve not only tooth alignment but also facial esthetics is a given in modern society. This paper illustrates this assumption with a report of a patient with a Class I, maxillary retrusion, concave profile, and retrusion of the upper and lower lips. Maxillary expansion was followed by face mask therapy and orthodontic treatment, which significantly improved the soft tissue profile by projecting the upper lip.
Siqueira
Danilo Furquim
DF
Department of Orthodontics, University of São Paulo City (UNICID), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. danilofurquim@uol.com.br
Sousa
Marinês Vieira da Silva
MV
Carvalho
Paulo Eduardo Guedes
PE
do Valle-Corotti
Karyna Martins
KM
D000293:Adolescent; D002508:Cephalometry; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005115:Extraoral Traction Appliances; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008311:Malocclusion, Angle Class I / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique; D014079:Tooth Eruption, Ectopic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome