Management of anterior dental crossbite with removable appliances

Ulusoy A. T., Bodrumlu E. H.

CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL DENTISTRY, vol.4, no.2, pp.223-226, 2013 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 4 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.4103/0976-237x.114855
  • Journal Name: CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL DENTISTRY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.223-226
  • Keywords: Case report, crossbite, removable appliances
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This case report describes the treatment of an 8-year-old girl with anterior dental crossbite using a series of removable appliances to bring the teeth into a normal position. Clinical presentation and intervention: A removable acrylic appliance with a bite plate incorporating a screw was used to correct the anterior dental crossbite and align the incisors. The subsequent eruption of the maxillary left lateral incisor on the palatinal side was treated with a second acrylic plate incorporating a labiolingual spring. After an 8-month period, the anterior crossbite involving multiple incisors was corrected.