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Dentofacial Orthopaedic Correction of Maxillary Retrusion with the Protraction Facemask - a literature review Cover

Dentofacial Orthopaedic Correction of Maxillary Retrusion with the Protraction Facemask - a literature review

By: GekKiow Goh and  Sheung K Kaan  
Open Access
|Jan 2024

Abstract

The retruded maxilla in the Class III skeletal pattern could be effectively corrected with the protraction facemask in selected cases. A review of the different types of orthopaedic appliances used in Class III treatment, the rationale for facemask therapy, the effect of this treatment and the factors affecting stability is presented.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-1992-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2207-7480 | Journal ISSN: 2207-7472
Language: English
Page range: 143 - 150
Submitted on: Jun 1, 1992
Published on: Jan 25, 2024
Published by: Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2024 GekKiow Goh, Sheung K Kaan, published by Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.