title: Surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion combined with maxillary protraction in an adult: a patient report.
abstract: The aim of this article is to discuss an alternative treatment for adult patients who have a dental or skeletal Class III relationship. A 20-year-old woman presented with a dental and skeletal Class III relationship and a transverse maxillary deficiency. Surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion was followed by maxillary protraction with a face mask and orthodontic treatment with standard edgewise technique. At the end of treatment, a Class I molar and canine relationship was attained with an adequate transverse intercuspation and improvement of the patient's facial profile.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Pontifical Catholic University, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Susana M Deon
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Rizzatto
authors.forename: Luciane Macedo
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: de Menezes
authors.forename: Marcel M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Farret
authors.forename: Eduardo Martinelli S
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: de Lima
authors.forename: Rogério
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Belle
authors.forename: Michel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lanes
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D024343:Open Bite / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique; D055815:Young Adult