Multidisciplinary Management of a Class III Malocclusion with Congenitally Missing Maxillary Lateral Incisor using a one-couple force system approach: A Case Report
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class III malocclusion, one-couple force system, multidisciplinary orthodontic treatmentAbstract
A case of a 12 year old female who presented at the Orthodontics and Paedodontics Department of the University of Ghana Dental School. She was diagnosed with a Class III malocclusion on a Class 3 skeletal base with reduced vertical proportions and a congenitally missing upper right lateral incisor. Treatment involved the extractions of mandibular second molars and the use of a one-couple system to correct the malocclusion, followed by the prosthetic replacement of the upper lateral incisor.
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2024-06-27
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Pobee RD, Amoah GK, Newman-Nartey M, & Toledo Mayari Yabang G. (2024). Multidisciplinary Management of a Class III Malocclusion with Congenitally Missing Maxillary Lateral Incisor using a one-couple force system approach: A Case Report. West African Journal of Orthodontics, 12(1), 27–33. Retrieved from https://wajo.oauife.edu.ng/index.php/wajo/article/view/240
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