“Anyone who treats all Class III cases in the same way is making mistakes…”
This is second of a three-part article series on the diagnosis and treatment of Class III cases. The objective is to optimally treat Class III cases with respect to aesthetics, function, and tissue health while respecting limitations of skeletal relationships, growth, treatment time and patient compliance.
In this installment we will discuss more variables to consider including Class III correction in patients that also have a posterior crossbite, the presence of a functional shift of the mandible, and when Class III elastics might be contra-indicated. (Fig. 1)
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