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Class 3 treatment examples

Class 3 malocclusion can be caused by a small upper jaw, a large lower jaw or a combination of both.

In addition to a reduced or reverse overjet there can also be anomaly of the vertical growth of the face or facial asymmetry and any number of local dental anomalies occuring together with the underlying Class 3 skeleton. All cases shown on this page were treated without jaw surgery or TADs and are adolescents.

Adolescent class 3 malocclusion with narrow maxilla and crowding of both arches with increased face hieght and open bite — Pre-treatment

After treatment with rapid palatal expansion, extraction of 4 premolars and stanard orthodontic braces to upper and lower teeth 30 months — Post-treatment

Class 3 malocclusion with oversize lower jaw and missing LL5. treated with extraction of 2 lower teeth and standard orthodontic braces to upper and lower teeth

Adolescent Class 3 malocclusion with forward mandibular displacement genralised spacing and ectopic UR canine — Before treatment

After treatment with standard orthodontic braces to upper and lower teeth. Treated in 18 months — After treatment

Class 3 malocclusion with forward mandibular displacement and spacing to both arches. treated in 18 months using standard orthodontic braces to upper and lower teeth

Adolescent Class 3 malocclusion with oversize lower jaw and missing LL5 — Pre-treatment

After treatment with extraction of 2 lower teeth and orthodontic braces to upper and lower teeth. 18 months — Post-treatment

Class 3 malocclusion with oversize lower jaw and missing LL5. treated with extraction of 2 lower teeth and standard orthodontic braces to upper and lower teeth

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See adult non surgical Class III examples