Case Series
Year : 2025 | Volume : 16 | Issue : 1 | Page : 63-80
Long-Term Stability Of Ortho-Surgical Management Of Skeletal Class III Malocclusion: A Case Series With A Five-Year Follow-Up
Ashish Kamboj 1, SS Chopra 2, Paras Angrish 3, Pulkit Lakhani 4, Tushar Deshmukh 5, Apoorva Sharma 6
1-Orthodontist, Dept. of Orthodontics, Military Dental Centre, 2-Professor and Head, Dept. of Orthodontics, Army Dental Centre (R&R), Delhi Cantt, Delhi, India, 3-Pedodontist, Air Force Institute of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru, India, 4-Orthodontist, Maven Dental Clinics, GC, Australia, 5-Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Military Dental Centre, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, 6- Orthodontist, The Smile Outlet Clinic, GC, Australia.
Address for Correspondence:
Dr Paras Angrish
Pedodontist,
Air Force Institute of Dental Sciences
Bengaluru, India
E-mail: drparasangrish@gmail.com
Mob: Number: +91 9051813036
ABSTRACT
Diagnosing and treating Class III malocclusion is an enigma for an orthodontist, owing to complex etiology, multiple components, and varied treatment options. The most challenging part is to achieve stable treatment outcomes in such cases. This article illustrates two cases of Class III malocclusion managed with an ortho- surgical approach and followed up for 5 years. The cases were treated with single-jaw and bi-jaw surgical techniques respectively, and were assessed for various skeletal, dental and soft tissue parameters to determine treatment stability over five years. Both cases exhibited stable treatment outcomes. However, the case managed by a combination of maxillary-mandibular (bi-jaw) surgical techniquesportrayed a more promising stable result. Appropriate case selection, correct diagnosis, meticulous treatment planning and flawless execution oftreatment are essential for long-term success and stable treatment outcomes. Therefore, more studies with a higher level of evidence are recommended for a better understanding of the treatment response and stability, in order to improve the form, function, esthetics, and psychosocial well-being of the patient.
KEYWORDS: Ortho-surgical, Skeletal Class III malocclusion, Long-term Stability
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
SOURCE OF FUNDING
This research received no external funding.
How to cite this article: Ashish Kamboj, SS Chopra, Paras Angrish, Pulkit Lakhani, Tushar Deshmukh, Apoorva Sharma. Long-Term Stability OfOrtho-Surgical Management Of Skeletal Class III Malocclusion: A Case Series With A Five-Year Follow-Up. Int J Orthod Rehabil 2025; 16 (1):63-80.
