Early orthopedic treatment for Class III skeletal pattern
1Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
ASDC Journal of Dentistry for Children
|July 21, 1998
Abstract:
An eight-year-old female, Class III due to maxillary retrusion with brachyfacial growth pattern was treated with a functional regulator appliance (FR-3). By initiating treatment at an early age, developing skeletal imbalances were corrected. At postretention six years she had balanced profile and stable functional occlusion.


