Highlights•A ramal plate was placed in the retromolar fossa to distalize the mandibular
dentition.•Procedures and placement site of the ramal plate are described in this
report.•Force vectors and the implemented mechanics are described.•A ramal plate can
provide arch distalization for nonextraction, nonsurgical patients.The retromolar fossa is an
anatomically suitable skeletal anchorage site. The aim of this report was to introduce a novel
appliance for the correction of skeletal Class III malocclusions with mandibular dentition …