Utilização da prescrição biofuncional para a Classe III e do arco auxiliar de expansão no tratamento da mordida cruzada total no paciente adulto / Use of Class III Biofunctional technique and Auxiliary Expansion Arch in total crossbite treatment of adult patient
This article aimed to present the treatment of an adult Class III and crossbitepatient, performed with great efficiency, without extractions or orthognathic surgery. During treatment, the jockey arch was used with bilateral Class III elastics. The Biofunctional prescription of pre-adjusted brackets were used in order to favor the positioning of the incisors after anteroposterior correction. At the end of the treatment, the patient was subjected to aesthetic treatment of maxillary incisors. Results were satisfactory and the patient was very pleased. It was concluded that the brackets of Biofunctional prescription favor buccal-lingual positioning of the anterior teeth resulting on an aesthetic smile at the end of orthodontic treatment.