Fixed Appliance with Expansion Screw for the Treatment of Primary Anterior Crossbite
Correspondence Address :
Dr. Paul Chalakkal,
Assistant Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Goa Dental College & Hospital, Goa – 403202, India.
E-mail : atomheartpaul@yahoo.com
Anterior crossbite occurring during the primary dentition stage needs immediate correction so that functional, aesthetic and skeletal complications may be avoided in the future. This article describes a fixed appliance with an expansion screw that was successfully used for the treatment of primary anterior crossbite. Crossbite correction was achieved in about six weeks. A detailed description with regard to fabrication of the appliance has also been discussed.
Dento-alveolar cross bite, Early correction, Fixed orthodontic treatment, Jack screw, Mandibular prognathism
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/17986.7752
Date of Submission: Nov 25, 2015
Date of Peer Review: Jan 29, 2016
Date of Acceptance: Feb 04, 2016
Date of Publishing: May 01, 2016
Financial OR OTHER COMPETING INTERESTS: None.
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