Post-treatment Stability in Angle Class III Cases.

Authors: Yoshizumi J, Sueishi K Abstract The purpose of this study was to compare post-treatment stability in Angle Class III cases grouped by treatment modality into extraction, non-extraction, or surgical. Twenty-seven Angle Class III patients (9 men, 18 women) were selected from among the records of qualified retention cases treated at the Department of Orthodontics, Tokyo Dental College. The patients were divided into the following groups: Group 1, extraction (n=10); Group 2, non-extraction (n=9); and Group 3, surgery (n=8). Lateral cephalograms, panoramic X-rays, and study casts were obtained at baseline (T0), after active treatment (T1), and after retention (T2). The ABO Model Grading System (ABO) and Gottlieb’s Grading Analysis (GGA) were used as indices of occlusion, and th…
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