Journal of Applied Dental
and Medical Sciences
Journal of Applied Dental and Medical Sciences is A Quarterly Published

ABSTRACT

Interceptive orthodontics for correction of anterior tooth crossbite: report of two cases

Amit Bhanushali, Dinesh Rao, Sunil Panwar, Surabhi Gupta

ABSTRACT

Single tooth anterior dental crossbite is the commonly encountered malocclusion trait during the development of occlusion in children. Failure in addressing this problem can bring about detrimental effect to the developing dentition and increases the probability of a complex orthodontic treatment in later years. Many treatment modalities ranging from simple to complex means are available to correct anterior crossbite; such as removable appliances and fixed appliances. This article describes two cases of successful correction of anterior crossbite of patients in mixed dentition using short-span wire-fixed orthodontic appliances and removable Z-spring appliance.

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