title: [Orthodontic treatment of skeletal Class III patients with mandibular third molar extraction in both post-puberty and adult].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the skeletodental changes after extracting mandibular third molars in skeletal Class III patients in both post-puberty and adult.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nineteen skeletal Class III patients in post-puberty or adult (16 female, 3 male) successfully treated with extracting mandibular third molars were included in the study. Cephalograms were analyzed to assess the skeletal and dental changes before and after treatment. Paired t-test was performed for statistical analysis of the data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results revealed that the main changes were upright [(12.37 ± 6.81)°] and distal movement [(3.16 ± 1.23) mm] of the mandibular molars, and retraction [(1.98 ± 1.36) mm] of the mandibular incisors. There was a significant improvement in overjet [(2.75 ± 1.65) mm].
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The lower molars and incisors could be distalized significantly with extraction of the lower third molars.
authors: Department of Orthodontics, Capital Medical University School of Stomatology, Beijing 100050, China.
authors: Li
authors: L
authors: Su
authors: Ying
authors: Y
authors: Lü
authors: Hong-mei
authors: HM
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000628:therapy*; D008334:Mandible; D008963:Molar / Q000473:pathology; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000601:surgery*; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods*; D011627:Puberty; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques; D055815:Young Adult