A preliminary study about the timing of maxillary protraction therapy for Angle Ⅲ malocclusion / 实用口腔医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective: To study the effective initiating time of the maxillary protraction therapy for the children with skeletal classⅢ malocclusion. Methods: 20 cases with class Ⅲ malocclusion were divided into 2 groups older group (9～ 12 years old) and younger group(5～8 years old), and treated with maxillary protraction. Before and after treatment cephalometric radiographs were taken and analyzed. Results: Good effects were found in both groups. The treatment in the younger patients showed the advantages of shorter treatment period, more skeletal changes, less dental changes and less side effects. Conclusion: Earlier maxillary protraction is more beneficial to the children with Angle Ⅲ malocclusion.