Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3119261 | American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2008 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Introduction: In this study, we assessed whether the likelihood of a positive overjet 5 to 10 years after Class III surgery was affected by age at the surgery or the type of surgery and evaluated the amount and pattern of postsurgical growth. Methods: Cephalometric measurements including overjet were evaluated from immediately postsurgery and long-term recall cephalograms of 104 patients who had had surgical Class III correction and at least 5-year recalls. The patients were classified as younger (
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Authors
L’Tanya J. Bailey, Ceib Phillips, William R. Proffit,