Evaluation of Pain and Functional Impairments When Treating Class III Malocclusion Using Two Treatment Procedures

Launched by DAMASCUS UNIVERSITY · Mar 10, 2025

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Treating skeletal Class III malocclusion presents challenges. However, various methods have been implemented for treating Class III cases through growth modification during the primary and mixed dentition stages, such as the removable mandibular retractor (RMR) and recently bone-anchored intermaxillary traction (BAIMT) system. In orthodontics, there has been increasing interest in assessing patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for two reasons: First, the patient's psychosocial well-being enhances collaboration during treatment. Second, the results of orthodontic treatment may advance i...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Growing patients between the ages of 12-15 of either gender.
• • Angle's class III malocclusion.
• • Skeletal class III (-4 \< ANB \< + 1).
• • Anterior crossbite involving two or more teeth or edge-to-edge incisor relationship with or without a forward shift of the mandible during closure.
• • The incisor mandibular plane's (IMPA) angle should be between 85° and 100°.
• • Maxillary constriction necessitates expansion.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Skeletal class III malocclusion is mainly caused by maxillary retrognathism.
• • Severe skeletal class III, mainly resulting from mandibular prognathism.
• • Contraindications for the application of the mini-screws.
• • The presence of supernumerary teeth or missing ones except for the third molars.
• • The presence of cleft lip or craniofacial syndromes and/or palate abnormalities.