Case Report
Year: 2023 | Month: February | Volume: 13 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 76-79
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20230212
Treatment Modalities for Correction of Class III Malocclusion - A Case Report
Dhritiman Barman
Consultant Orthodontist West Bengal, India
ABSTRACT
The treatment of Class III malocclusion is a challenge for the orthodontists. There are 3 different techniques for the correction of Class III malocclusion: Growth modification, Camouflage treatment and Orthognathic surgery. The orthopaedic approach for growth modification is usually limited to the children with growth remaining. Camouflage treatment may be performed in cases with mild skeletal discrepancy by extraction of premolars or by the use of elastics. In case of severe skeletal discrepancy, orthognathic surgery is performed with fixed orthodontics. The following case report discusses about various treatment modalities of Class III malocclusion in a patient with Class III skeletal base.
Key words: [Class III malocclusion, Camouflage Treatment, Orthognathic surgery, Growth modification, facial esthetics]