J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg.
1999 Jan;25(1):48-53.
2 Phase Treatment Without Preoperative Orthodontics In Skeletal Class III Malocclusion
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Korea.
Abstract
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This article describes a new approach in the treatment of skeletal class III malocclusion. This new approach, which means 2 phase treatment without preoperative orthodontics, includes orthognathic surgery first, followed by postoperative orthodontic treatment. A this article together with introduction of a newly modified articulator. Based on this new concept, we have treated more than 30 patients of skeletal class III malocclusion since 1994 and confirmed its advantages over the old method.