Reverse head gear is used mainly: (A) To retract maxilla, (B) To induce the growth of maxilla in skeletal retrusion, (C) To inhibit growth of mandible in class-III malocclusion, (D) To induce growth of mandible in class-III
Answer is B. Headgears that cause a forward pull. on maxilla are called reverse pull headgear. Facemask is one of the most common reverse pull headgears in use today.