Non-extraction therapy in maxillary deficiency cases

Combined orthodontic and surgical management of maxillary deficiency with a Class III profile has accomplished efficient treatment and predictable results. Also, orthodontic/orthopedic therapy can give good results; but, in any case, if one of either or a combined therapy is selected, the orthodontist has to be sure of the correct diagnosis. The cephalometric analyses have to be done with care as it is possible to find contradictions among different analyses, especially in the A/P aspect. The Wits appraisal shows good capacity for determining the antero-posterior maxillomandibular relationship because it is sensitive to the osseous dimensional variants and lower anterior facial height. Nevertheless, it is a supplementary evaluation requiring additional data for the localization of the deformity.