Abstract
Surgical approach is considered to be one of the best alternatives in most cases of adult patients with class III malocclusion. Depending on the amount of skeletal discrepancy, surgical correction may consist of mandibular set-back, or maxillary advancement, or a combination of mandibular and maxillary surgery. However, if for various reasons, surgical treatment is contraindicated, orthodontic camouflage treatment may be a treatment option. Extraction of the mandibular first premolars and the maxillary second premolars and the use of Class III elastics have been used successfully for the nonsurgical correction of Class III malocclusions. When a nonsurgical treatment is chosen, a stable
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