Volume : IV, Issue : XII, December - 2014

Maxillary Protraction With Face Mask: a Case Report

Dr. Priyanka S. Nawale , Dr Deenesh M . , Dr Akshay Shety

Abstract :

The incidence of skeletal class III malocclusion is rather small in the population, but it is one of the most difficult malocclusions to treat. The term prognathism referred to an overdeveloped mandible and was frequently misused to describe true Class III malocclusion. Both anteroposterior and vertical maxillary deficiency can contribute to a Class III malocclusion, resulting in a prognathic appearance of the jaws, dentition, and soft tissue profile. Face–mask therapy was first described more than a century ago, and since the late 1960s it has been used with increasing frequency for the correction of Class III malocclusion. In this article we report a case of a class III malocclusion treated with reverse pull facemask along with RME (Rapid maxillary expansion) followed by FR III ( Frankle regulator) for retention.

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Dr. Priyanka S. Nawale , Dr Deenesh M . , Dr Akshay Shety Maxillary Protraction With Face Mask: a Case Report Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue : 12 December 2014

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