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British Journal of Orthodontics, Vol 19, 21-24, Copyright © 1992 by British Orthodontic Society

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Class III malocclusion: surgery or orthodontics?

WJ Kerr, S Miller and JE Dawber
Department of Orthodontics, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School.

The pre-treatment lateral cephalograms of two groups of 20 subjects with severe Class III malocclusions were compared. One group had been considered suitable for orthodontic correction by the diagnosing clinician and the other offered orthognathic surgery. The most significant differences between the groups were in angle ANB, M/M ratio (P less than 0.001), lower incisor inclination and Holdaway angle (P less than 0.01). Threshold values for angle ANB and lower incisor angulation below which surgery was almost always carried out were--4 and 83 degrees, respectively.




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