ABSTRACT
The early morphofunctional reequilibration of skeletal III Class pattern is one of the keys of resolution of this complex and dramatic pathology. Long-term controls suggest the use of Quad-Helix and III Class elastic traction as soon as possible, in order to correct premaxillary and maxillary hypoplasia eventually complicated by a posterior cross-bite. The simplicity of interceptive therapy is inversally proportional to the benefits that could be obtained and which are reliable and stable.
Subject(s)
Malocclusion, Angle Class III/therapy , Orthodontics, Interceptive/methods , Cephalometry , Child , Female , Humans , Orthodontic Appliances , Palatal Expansion TechniqueABSTRACT
During the routine orthodontic examination of a 8-year-4-month old female, it was found that the upper right canine and premolars were missing. The anamnesis revealed that their buds had been surgically removed after a trauma when she was 6 years old. The lower incisors were slightly crowded. Since the age of the patient would not permit a fixed prosthetic restoration in the next few years, it was decided to attempt an autogeneic transplant of the lower first premolars to replace the upper right canine and premolars too.
