NBDE Quiz # 81

The correct answer is D. Pseudo-class III patients adopt a closed-jaw position that is for­ward to normal and typically presents with an edge-to-edge bite. Bringing the mandible back with strain so that the mandibular in­cisors touch the maxillary incisors depicts a patient who has class III malocclusion. Bring­ing the mandible forward without strain so that the mandibular incisors touch the maxillary incisors depicts a class I malocclusion. Bring­ing the mandible forward with strain so that the mandibular incisors touch the maxillary in­cisors depicts a class II malocclusion.