Review Article

Treatment Options for Class III Malocclusion in Growing Patients with Emphasis on Maxillary Protraction

Table 1

Appliances for correction of class III malocclusion in growing patients.

Intraoral appliancesFixedClass III elastic with skeletal anchorage [1]Skeletal effect
RemovableModified Balters’ Bionator III [15]Dental effect
Frankel III [17]Skeletal/dental effect
Reverse twin block [40]Dental effect
Eschler/progenic appliance (removable mandible retractor) [18]Dental effect
Double-piece corrector [19]Dental effect
Tandem appliance [20]Skeletal/dental

Extraoral appliancesChin cap [21]Skeletal
Face mask [24, 25]Skeletal
Headgear for mandibular arch [22, 23]Skeletal/dental