Case Report: Orthosurgical Management of Skeletal Class III Malocclusion. Issue 2 (April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Verma, Sanjeev
• Is Part Of: Journal of Indian Orthodontic Society. Volume 54:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 150
• Page End: 156
• Publication Date: 2020-04
• Subjects: Orthognathic surgery -- skeletal class III -- bimaxillary surgery; Orthodontics -- Periodicals; 617.643
• DOI: 10.1177/0301574220919219
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0301-5742

Abstract

Abstract: VG, 25-year-old male, presented with c/c of forwardly placed lower jaw and history of unsatisfactory previous orthodontic treatment. Extraorally, the patient had asymmetrical face and concave profile, competent lips, positive lip step, and chin deviated toward left side by 2 mm. Intraorally, the patient had Angle's class III type 3 malocclusion with an overjet of (–1) mm, overbite of 0%, and cross-bite wrt 12, 21. The patient was skeletal class III due to macrognathic and prognathic mandible with hypodivergent growth pattern, and proclined upper and retroclined lower incisors. The patient was managed orthosurgically with bimaxillary surgery (maxillary advancement 3 mm + mandibular setback 7 mm) after presurgical decompensation. The case report discusses in detail the diagnosis and comprehensive management of the skeletal class III case.