Mandibular prognathism (Class III malocclusion) can either be a result of pure mandibular prognathism, maxillary hypoplasia/retrognathism, or a combination of the two. The class III malocclusion has a strong genetic influence under polygenic and multifactorial mode of inheritance. Moreover, environmental factors and ethnicity plays a substantial role in the expression of Class III Jaw relation. Most of the Class III Jaw relations are as a result of prognathic mandible. Period of pubertal growth spurt is longer in developing class III which influences the overall growth of an individual along...
Mandibular prognathism (Class III malocclusion) can either be a result of pure mandibular prognathism, maxillary hypoplasia/retrognathism, or a combin...