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Maxillofacial growth changes after maxillary protraction therapy in children with class III malocclusion: a dual control group retrospective study.

Shukui XuYang LiuYan HouYinghui LiXiaolei GeLinna WangLiru ZhaoWensheng Ma
Published in: BMC oral health (2024)
Maxillary protraction therapy led to stable outcomes in approximately 77.42% of children with Class III malocclusion approximately 2 years after treatment. Unfavorable skeletal changes were mainly due to the greater protrusion of the mandible but maxillary protraction did have a certain degree of postimpact on the mandibular base. Protraction therapy does not fundamentally change the mode of maxillary growth in Class III subjects except for the advancement of the maxilla. Craniomaxillofacial region tend to restabilize after treatment and lead to skeletal growth rotation and more dentoalveolar compensation.
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