| Summary: | Background: One of the most complex problems about the diagnosis
and treatment of malocclusions constitutes correcting skeletal Class
III. Objective: to determine the skeletal changes, dental and facial
skeletal Class III malocclusion treated with Edgewise philosophy
Multiloop (MEAW) in patients who attended a private dental clinic
from March 2009 to September 2012. Methods: We performed a
retrospective study, which analyzed the clinical records of seven
patients diagnosed with skeletal Class III malocclusion. Variables were
assessed age, gender, initial and final cephalometric measurements
on lateral radiographs and photographs. Results: 60% were women,
convexity angle step from 10,58° a 16,4°; Dysplasia Indicator Antero-
Posterior (APDI) decreased from 96,7° a 91,0°, while the Palatine
Plano (PP) increase of 114,3°a 115,4° and the occlusal plane inclination increased from 17,8°a 24,7°. The average treatment time was 19,4 months. Conclusions: MEAW philosophy is a therapeutic alternative camouflage in the treatment of skeletal Class III malocclusions.
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