%0 Journal Article %T M¨˘ oclus£żo Classe III de Angle com discrepancia anteroposterior acentuada %A Camara %A Carlos Alexandre %J Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics %D 2010 %I Dental Press Editora %R 10.1590/S2176-94512010000200016 %X this case report describes the treatment of a 36-year-old patient who presented a skeletal and dental class iii malocclusion and missing upper canines. the patient was treated with orthosurgical maxillary advancement (le fort 1) and occlusal adjustment of the first premolars, which replaced the canines. this case was presented to the brazilian board of orthodontics and facial orthopedics (bbo), as representative of category 4, i.e., malocclusion with severe anteroposterior discrepancy, as part of the requirements for obtaining the bbo diploma. %K angle class iii malocclusion %K maxillofacial surgery %K corrective orthodontics. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S2176-94512010000200016&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en