AN AMERICAN BOARD OF ORTHODONTICS CASE-REPORT - THE ORTHODONTIC-SURGICAL CORRECTION OF A CLASS-I MALOCCLUSION WITH HIGH MANDIBULAR PLANE ANGLE, BIMAXILLARY PROTRUSION, AND VERTICAL MAXILLARY EXCESS

This is the case report of a 26-year-old black woman with a Class I ma locclusion and a skeletal Class II profile and vertical maxillary exce ss. Extraction spaces were closed, creating a Class II malocclusion to augment anticipated surgery (LeFort I osteotomy and genioplasty). The treatment result provided outstanding occlusal function and optimal f acial esthetics. Attention to detail was mandatory, i.e., identify the patient's chief complaint, provide treatment options to resolve the c omplaint, and treat and maintain the dentition as ideally as possible. [This case was presented to the American Board of Orthodontics in par tial fulfillment of the requirements for the certification process con ducted by the Board.]