RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Pseudo Class III malocclusion
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 450
OP 456
DO 10.15537/smj.2016.4.13685
VO 37
IS 4
A1 Al-Hummayani, Fadia M.
YR 2016
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/37/4/450.abstract
AB The treatment of deep anterior crossbite is technically challenging due to the difficulty of placing traditional brackets with fixed appliances. This case report represents a none traditional treatment modality to treat deep anterior crossbite in an adult pseudo class III malocclusion complicated by severely retruded, supraerupted upper and lower incisors. Treatment was carried out in 2 phases. Phase I treatment was performed by removable appliance “modified Hawley appliance with inverted labial bow,” some modifications were carried out to it to suit the presented case. Positive overbite and overjet was accomplished in one month, in this phase with minimal forces exerted on the lower incisors. Whereas, phase II treatment was performed with fixed appliances (braces) to align teeth and have proper over bite and overjet and to close posterior open bite, this phase was accomplished within 11 month.