Longitudinal evaluation of the intermaxillary relationship in Class III malocclusions
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Fengshan Chen1, Kazuto Terada, Liping Wu
1Niigata University, Department of Orthodontics, Niigata, Japan. chenfengshan@hotmail.com
Objective:
To analyze the sagittal, vertical, and transverse relationship of the maxilla and mandible in Japanese girls with Class III malocclusions.
Materials And Methods:
This longitudinal study utilized biannual posteroanterior and lateral cephalograms of 44 untreated subjects from age 8 to 14 years (Class I, 23 girls; Class III, 21 girls). Sagittal and vertical growths were analyzed on the basis of lateral cephalograms, and transverse growth was analyzed on the basis of posteroanterior cephalograms.
Results:
There was no significant difference in sagittal intermaxillary relationships in Class III malocclusion from age 8 to 14 years, whereas significant difference in vertical and transverse intermaxillary relationships appeared with ages during this period. When comparing Class III to Class I malocclusions at the same age point, there were significant differences in sagittal and transverse intermaxillary relationships, whereas significant difference in vertical intermaxillary relationship appeared after 12 years of age.
Conclusion:
The results suggest that the sagittal intermaxillary relationships in Class III malocclusions were established before 8 years of age and remained through puberty and that the vertical and transverse intermaxillary relationships in Class III malocclusions changed with ages from 8 to 14 years.
