title: Nonextraction treatment of a skeletal Class III adolescent girl with expansion and facemask: long-term stability.
abstract: This article describes the combined use of maxillary expansion and a protraction facemask in the correction of a skeletal Class III malocclusion after the patient's pubertal growth spurt. Treatment efficacy and the effects on facial and smile esthetics are presented. The nonextraction option with an arch-size increase and stability issues is discussed.
authors: Clinical associate, Medical Center, American University of Beirut; private practice, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: roysabri@dm.net.lb.
authors: Roy
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authors: Sabri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005115:Extraoral Traction Appliances; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000628:therapy*; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D018704:Orthodontic Retainers; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012904:Smiling; D016896:Treatment Outcome