Treatment Approach for Maxillary Hypoplasia in Cleft Patients: Class III Elastics with Skeletal Anchorage (Report of Two Cases).
BACKGROUND
Treatment of cleft lip and palate patients requires a multidisciplinary plan. These patients usually have a hypoplastic maxilla due to the prior surgical scars. Orthognathic surgery to advance the maxilla in these patients is not very efficient; therefore, orthopedic interventions during an appropriate age seems to be essential.


METHODS
In this article, two cleft lip and palate patients have been treated with Class III elastics anchored to the maxillary posterior and mandibular anterior miniplates in order to induce maxillary advancement.


CONCLUSIONS
Both cases showed a significant improvement in their profiles with minimal dentoalveolar compensations. A counterclockwise rotation of the mandible occurred.
Dental Research Center, School of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Arezoo
A
Jahanbin
Oral and Maxillary Diseases Research Center, School of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Mozhgan
M
Kazemian
Department of Orthodontics, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Iman
I
Saeedi-Pouya
Dental Research Center, School of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Neda
N
Eslami
Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases Research Center, School of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Hooman
H
Shafaee
Cleft lip and palate; Maxillary advancement; Skeletal anchorage