title: Correction of skeletal class III in a growing male patient by reverse pull facemask.
abstract: The following case report describes the management of a 6-year-old male patient in early mixed dentition with a mesial step molar relation, an anterior reverse overjet, and skeletal Class III due to a slightly deficient maxilla. The treatment plan included protraction of the maxilla by a reverse pull Petit type facemask for 10 months followed by 15 months of active retention by a Frankel III appliance.
authors: Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. drkapoorpriya@gmail.com
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Kapoor
authors: O P
authors: OP
authors: Kharbanda
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D003818:Dentition, Mixed; D005115:Extraoral Traction Appliances; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000628:therapy*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000002:abnormalities; D017090:Occlusal Splints; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D017289:Orthodontic Appliances, Functional; D018704:Orthodontic Retainers; D010347:Patient Care Planning