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Nonextraction treatment of a skeletal Class III adolescent girl with expansion and facemask: long-term stability
1Clinical associate, Medical Center, American University of Beirut; private practice, Beirut, Lebanon.
Abstract:
This article describes the combined use of maxillary expansion and a protraction facemask in the correction of a skeletal Class III malocclusion after the patient's pubertal growth spurt. Treatment efficacy and the effects on facial and smile esthetics are presented. The nonextraction option with an arch-size increase and stability issues is discussed.

