title: The importance of the facial profile in orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning: a patient report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, University of São Paulo City (UNICID), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. danilofurquim@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Danilo Furquim
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Siqueira
authors.forename: Marinês Vieira da Silva
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.forename: Paulo Eduardo Guedes
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Karyna Martins
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: do Valle-Corotti
mesh_terms: 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