Nonextraction treatment of a skeletal Class III adolescent girl with expansion and facemask: Long-term stability
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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. © 2015 American Association of Orthodontists.
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Adolescent, Cephalometry, Child, Esthetics, dental, Extraoral traction appliances, Face, Female, Follow-up studies, Humans, Lip, Longitudinal studies, Malocclusion, angle class iii, Orthodontic appliance design, Orthodontic retainers, Palatal expansion technique, Patient care planning, Smiling, Treatment outcome, Anatomy and histology, Case report, Dental procedure, Devices, Facial expression, Follow up, Human, Longitudinal study, Orthodontic device, Orthodontics, Procedures