Facemask Therapy With Alt-RAMEC Approach To Correct Skeletal Class III Malocclusion

Abstract

Class III malocclusion is one of the most challenging problems to treat in the mixed dentition. The etiology involves both genetic and environmental causes. With adults, orthognathic surgery and dental camouflage is the viable treatment option. Although treatment in the late mixed or early permanent dentition can be successful, results are generally better in the deciduous or early mixed dentition. A variety of treatment alternatives exists for patients in the developing stages of a Class III malocclusion. The following case shows early treatment of a young patient with Angle's class I malocclusion superimposed with class III skeletal jaw basis with severe sagittal and transverse discrepancy of the maxilla and mandible, using a facemask.