Class III Flashcards
What is the incidence of Class III malocclusion in the UK?
- 3-7%
Where is there a higher incidence compared to UK ?
- Higher incidence in Asia
- With geographical variation
What is the aetiology of Class III malocclusion?
- Strong genetic link (think Habsburg family)
- Environmental factors of Cleft lip and palate and Acromegaly
What skeletal aetiology could lead to Class III malocclusion?
- Retrognathic maxilla
- Hypoplastic mandible (most common)
- Combo of both
What is the relationship of A-P discrepancy to complex txt need?
- Greater the A-P discrepency the more complex the malocclusion to treat
What skeletal base do Class III malocclusion usually present with?
- Usually present with Class III skeletal base
- Can present with Class I and rarely class II
What vertical proportions are associated with Class III malocclusion?
- May be associated with average , increased or reduced vertical proportions
What FMPA angle and what bite (average, increased or reduced) makes Class III malocclusion harder to treat?
- Increased FMPA angle
- Anterior open bite
What transverse relationship features are commonly seen on Class III malocclusions?
- A-P and transverse relationship is linked
- Retrusive maxilla sits on the wider part of mandible , giving bilateral crossbites
What molar relationship is common with Class III malocclusion?
- Class III molar relationship but not always
What overjet is common with Class III malocclusion?
- Tendency to reverse overjet
What overbite is common with Class III malocclusion?
- Reduced overbite
- Or anterior over bite may be present
What crossbites are common with class III malocclusion?
- Anterior
- Buccal
In terms of alignment in maxilla and mandible what is common for Class III malocclusion?
- Maxilla often crowded
- Mandible often aligned or spaced
What dentoalevolar compensation is common in Class III malocclusion?
- Proclined upper incisors
- Retroclined lower incisors
Do Class III malocclusions have tendency for displacements?
- Yes have tendency for mandibular displacement on closing
Are the soft tissues involved in aetiology of Class III malocclusion? What do they do?
- Not usually involved in aetiology
- But they do encourage dentoalevolar compensation
- Tongue proclines upper incisors
- Lower lip retroclines lower incisors
What are the reasons why someone may want to treat Class III malocclusion?
Aesthetics
- Dental
- Profile concerns (need orthognathic surgery)
Dental health reasons
- Mandibular displacement upon closing to gain ICP may cause attrition, gingival recession
Function
- Speech
- Mastication
What factors make Class III malocclusion more difficult to treat?
- Greater number of teeth in anterior crossbite
- Skeletal element in aetiology
- Greater the A-P discrepancy
- Presence of anterior open bite
Why does Facial growth make Class III malocclusions more difficult to treat?
- Facial growth tends to be unfavourable
- Mandibular growth continues for longer than maxilla growth meaning a potential for Class III to get worse
**Do not do anything irreversible until growth has stopped as this could affect any future txt if surgery is required
How does pubertal growth spurt relate to jaw growth?
- Onset of pubertal growth spurt coincides with spurt in jaw growth
Growth status of the jaw is hard to predict. What methods can clinicians use to assess this?
- Height and weight charts
- Assess cervical vertebral maturation (CVM) on a lateral ceph (assess bodies of C2, C3 and C4) but this is hard to reproduce and has poor reliability
- Hand wrist radiographs historically but unreliable
- Look at parents height
- Ask if feet are still growing