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  • Title: Correction of skeletal class III in a growing male patient by reverse pull facemask.
    Author: Kapoor P, Kharbanda OP.
    Journal: J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent; 2011; 29(3):273-7. PubMed ID: 21985889.
    Abstract:
    The following case report describes the management of a 6-year-old male patient in early mixed dentition with a mesial step molar relation, an anterior reverse overjet, and skeletal Class III due to a slightly deficient maxilla. The treatment plan included protraction of the maxilla by a reverse pull Petit type facemask for 10 months followed by 15 months of active retention by a Frankel III appliance.
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