Effect of adding daytime Class III Elastics to the alternate rapid maxillary expansion-constriction and reverse headgear therapy - A randomized clinical trial

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the skeletal, dental and soft tissue cephalometric changes by addition of daytime Class III elastics to the Alternate Rapid Maxillary Expansion-Constriction (AltRAMEC) and Reverse Headgear (RH) protocol in skeletal Class III patients with maxillary retrusion. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 54 patients with maxillary retrusion and CVMI (Cervical vertebral maturity index)