Dental Class III Camouflage Treatment Using Miniscrew Anchorage

Abstract

In this case report, the treatment of a moderate Class III malocclusion by miniscrews is presented. A 17-year-old female patient with a chief complaint of crowding had Class III dental relationship. Cephalometric analysis demonstrated a Class II skeletal relationship with a high angle vertical pattern. The aim was to correct the skeletal and dental relationships with orthognathic surgery; however, the patient refused the operation. So it was decided to perform camouflage treatment, which consisted of lower posterior stripping and uprighting of the same teeth by the help of miniscrews placed into the interdental spaces between the mandibular first and second molars. At the end of the treatment, Class I molar and canine relationships were achieved, and the crowding was eliminated. The patient's profile was not negatively affected. The outcome was stable after 1 year of retention. This case report shows that miniscrew anchorage successfully aided in the correction of a dental Class III malocclusion without extraction of any lower teeth and without any side effects on the opposite arch and the profile.

Keywords

• camouflage treatment
• class iii malocclusion
• miniscrew anchorage