Extraction camouflage treatment of a skeletal Class III malocclusion with severe anterior crowding by miniscrews and driftodontics in the mandibular dentition

Abstract An 18-year-old Chinese woman presented with chief complaints of crowded teeth and mild mandibular prognathism. Clinical and imaging examinations revealed a concave profile, a protruded chin, increased lower anterior facial height mild, skeletal Class III and Angle’s Class III malocclusion,...

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Main Authors: Kai Zhang, Jiaojiao Li, Liyuan Yu, Wentian Sun, Kai Xia, Zhihe Zhao, Jun Liu
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-01-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-025-02298-9
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Jiaojiao Li
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Wentian Sun
Kai Xia
Zhihe Zhao
Jun Liu
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description Abstract An 18-year-old Chinese woman presented with chief complaints of crowded teeth and mild mandibular prognathism. Clinical and imaging examinations revealed a concave profile, a protruded chin, increased lower anterior facial height mild, skeletal Class III and Angle’s Class III malocclusion, with anterior crossbites, and crowded teeth. Extraction camouflaged therapy combined with miniscrews skeletal anchorage was employed to relieve crowding and retract the mandibular anterior teeth. The total active treatment time was 31 months. After treatment, functional occlusion and smile esthetics were significantly improved.
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spelling doaj-art-a1fafe27099a467c9b5b507eb9716cc22025-01-26T12:21:45ZengBMCEuropean Journal of Medical Research2047-783X2025-01-0130111110.1186/s40001-025-02298-9Extraction camouflage treatment of a skeletal Class III malocclusion with severe anterior crowding by miniscrews and driftodontics in the mandibular dentitionKai Zhang0Jiaojiao Li1Liyuan Yu2Wentian Sun3Kai Xia4Zhihe Zhao5Jun Liu6State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan UniversityState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan UniversityState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan UniversityState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan UniversityState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan UniversityState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan UniversityState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan UniversityAbstract An 18-year-old Chinese woman presented with chief complaints of crowded teeth and mild mandibular prognathism. Clinical and imaging examinations revealed a concave profile, a protruded chin, increased lower anterior facial height mild, skeletal Class III and Angle’s Class III malocclusion, with anterior crossbites, and crowded teeth. Extraction camouflaged therapy combined with miniscrews skeletal anchorage was employed to relieve crowding and retract the mandibular anterior teeth. The total active treatment time was 31 months. After treatment, functional occlusion and smile esthetics were significantly improved.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-025-02298-9Camouflage orthodontic treatmentSkeletal Class III malocclusionMiniscrewsDriftodontics
spellingShingle Kai Zhang
Jiaojiao Li
Liyuan Yu
Wentian Sun
Kai Xia
Zhihe Zhao
Jun Liu
Extraction camouflage treatment of a skeletal Class III malocclusion with severe anterior crowding by miniscrews and driftodontics in the mandibular dentition
European Journal of Medical Research
Camouflage orthodontic treatment
Skeletal Class III malocclusion
Miniscrews
Driftodontics
title Extraction camouflage treatment of a skeletal Class III malocclusion with severe anterior crowding by miniscrews and driftodontics in the mandibular dentition
title_full Extraction camouflage treatment of a skeletal Class III malocclusion with severe anterior crowding by miniscrews and driftodontics in the mandibular dentition
title_fullStr Extraction camouflage treatment of a skeletal Class III malocclusion with severe anterior crowding by miniscrews and driftodontics in the mandibular dentition
title_full_unstemmed Extraction camouflage treatment of a skeletal Class III malocclusion with severe anterior crowding by miniscrews and driftodontics in the mandibular dentition
title_short Extraction camouflage treatment of a skeletal Class III malocclusion with severe anterior crowding by miniscrews and driftodontics in the mandibular dentition
title_sort extraction camouflage treatment of a skeletal class iii malocclusion with severe anterior crowding by miniscrews and driftodontics in the mandibular dentition
topic Camouflage orthodontic treatment
Skeletal Class III malocclusion
Miniscrews
Driftodontics
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-025-02298-9
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