%0 Journal Article %T M¨˘ oclus£żo Classe III de Angle com discrepancia antero-posterior acentuada %A Bittencourt %A Marcos Alan Vieira %J Revista Dental Press de Ortodontia e Ortopedia Facial %D 2009 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %R 10.1590/S1415-54192009000100013 %X angle class iii malocclusion is characterized by an anteroposterior dental discrepancy which may or may not be accompanied by skeletal changes. in general, distressed by a significantly compromised facial aspect, patients tend to seek treatment. this case was presented to the brazilian board of orthodontics and facial orthopedics (bbo), as representative of category 4, i.e., a malocclusion with severe anteroposterior discrepancy, class iii, and anb angle equal to or smaller than -2o, as part of the requirements for obtaining the bbo diploma. %K angle class iii %K crossbite %K corrective orthodontics. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1415-54192009000100013&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en