title: Moulding Faces at an Early Age-A Case Series.
abstract: Certain malocclusions have to be treated at an early age to avoid surgeries for the correction in the future. Introduction of functional appliances has reduced the elimination and correction of skeletal as well as dental discrepancies. Proper case selection taking into consideration skeletal and dental age with the use of various diagnostic aids helps us to identify and treat the malocclusions before it is too late. In this case series, we report three patients with skeletal jaw malrelationship treated with functional and orthopaedic appliances.
authors.affiliation: Head of Department and Principal, Department of Orthodontics, Annoor Dental College , Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India .
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sunny
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, Annoor Dental College , Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India .
authors.forename: Rinu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Student, Department of Orthodontics, Annoor Dental College , Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India .
authors.forename: Neethu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Student, Department of Orthodontics, Annoor Dental College , Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India .
authors.forename: Anvar Kizhakke
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Parambath
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Student, Department of Orthodontics, Annoor Dental College , Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India .
authors.forename: Amla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Madhusudanan
keywords: Case selection; Functional appliances; Skeletal and dental age; Skeletal and dental mal-relationship