Case report: early class III correction using titanium dental implants and facemask therapy: a 24-year follow-up

Nida Khan; John Stamatis; Robert Bower; Patrick J. Henry; Mithran Goonewardene

doi:10.2478/aoj-2022-0024

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Case report: early class III correction using titanium dental implants and facemask therapy: a 24-year follow-up

Australasian Orthodontic Journal

Volume 38 (2022): Issue 2 (July 2022)

By: Nida Khan, John Stamatis, Robert Bower, Patrick J. Henry and Mithran Goonewardene

Open Access

|Jul 2022

Abstract

The management of a Class III malocclusion in the mixed dentition presents with many challenges, in particular, the post-treatment growth-related changes which can continue into adulthood. This case report describes the multidisciplinary management of a 9-year-old female using titanium dental implants, rapid maxillary expansion and a Delaire facemask. Pre-treatment, post-treatment and long-term follow-up records of the patient are presented.

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