Case Report

The Use of Invisalign® System in the Management of the Orthodontic Treatment before and after Class III Surgical Approach

Table 1

Cephalometric analysis. Data before and at the end of the treatment. After a follow-up period of 6 years no variations were observed.

Normal values (±SD)Growth variationBefore treatmentAfter treatment

Facial axis90° (±3°)96°94°
Facial angle87° (±3°)±1°/3 years93°94°
Frankfort mandibular plane angle26° (±4°)−1°/3 years20°21°
Lower facial height 47° (±4°)43°44°
Mandibular arch angle26° (±4°)+0.5°/year31°36°
Convexity+2 mm (±2 mm)−1 mm/3 years−1.5 mm+2 mm
Na-CF-A54° (±3°)+1°/3 years63°56°
PF-Na-A90° (±3°)89°95°
PF-bispinal plane1° (±3°)−5°
Xi-Pm66 mm2 (64–70 mm)65 mm67 mm
Li-APo distance1 mm (±2 mm)0 mm+2 mm1 mm
Ls-APo distance4 mm (±2 mm)+3 mm+3 mm
Li-APo angle22° (±4°)30°34°
Interincisal angle130° (±6°)123°121°
PTV-U6Age + 3 mm (±2 mm)1 mm/year8 mm13 mm
Overjet2.5 mm (±2 mm)+1 mm+3 mm
Overbite2.5 mm (±2 mm)0 mm+2 mm
Li-E distance−2 mm (±2 mm)−8 mm−4 mm