Class III dentofacial alteration treated with camoufl age: Clinical case report

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Mary Alejandra Mora Martínez

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Class III malocclusion is defi ned as a discrepancy in size and anteroposterior position of the structures which generatedit. Fifty percent of the affected population is Japanese or Korean. Its multifactorial etiology is associated with hereditary factors and environmental infl uences giving rise to dental, skeletal, or functional malocclusions, making diagnosis and management complex. Camouflage is an alternative that benefi ts the patient with mild dento-facial anomalies given they meet inclusion features. In this article, the results of an orthodontic camouflage performed on a 13-year-old female patient with typical pseudo class III features are reported. She presented normal cephalometric values, anterior crossbite and slightly concave profi le. She attended the Orthodontics Specialty Clinic of the Autonomous University of Guadalajara (UAG) referring dissatisfaction with her appearance. The treatment objective was to achieve alignment, molar, canine and intermaxillary relation class I as well as a suitable profi le based on the extraction of upper and lower first premolars. At the end of two years and six months of treatment the objective was obtained.

Key words: Crossbite, camoufl age, criteria.

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Mora Martínez, M. A. (2016). Class III dentofacial alteration treated with camoufl age: Clinical case report. Revista Mexicana De Ortodoncia, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmo.2016.03.018