Alteración dentofacial clase III tratado con camuflaje: Reporte de caso clínico

Class III malocclusion is defined as a discrepancy in size and anteroposterior position of the structures which generatedit. Fifty percent of the affected population is Japanese or Korean. Its multifactorial etiology is associated with hereditary factors and environmental influences giving rise to dental, skeletal, or functional malocclusions, making diagnosis and management complex. Camouflage is an alternative that benefits the patient with mild dento-facial anomalies given they meet inclusion features. In this article, the results of an orthodontic camouflage performed on a 13-year-old female patient with typical pseudo class III features are reported. She presented normal cephalometric values, anterior crossbite and slightly concave profile. She attended the Orthodontics Specialty Clinic of the Autonomous University of Guadalajara (UAG) referring dissatisfaction with her appearance. The treatment objective was to achieve alignment, molar, canine and intermaxillary relation class I as well as a suitable profile based on the extraction of upper and lower first premolars. At the end of two years and six months of treatment the objective was obtained.