Case Report
Year : 2020 | Volume : 11 | Issue : 2 | Page : 82-87
Correction of morphological and positional asymmetry in early mixed dentition with functional unilateral crossbite
K Preethi, BK Rajkumar, S Nagalakshmi, KR Rameshkumar
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Vivekanandha Dental College and Hospital for Women, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. K Preethi
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Vivekanandha Dental College and Hospital for Women, Tiruchengode, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India.
Abstract:
Unilateral posterior crossbite with functional mandibular shift occurs as a sequelae of constricted maxillary arch, which is usually seen in children between 3 and 12 years of age. Early treatment of this condition helps prevent facial asymmetry, proper functioning of temporomandibular joint, masticatory muscle, and proper development of dentition. Functional unilateral posterior crossbite correction using fan-shaped expander can provide differential expansion. Fan-shaped expander was used in a patient with constricted maxilla having functional unilateral posterior crossbite with asymmetric condylar position and led to the development of favorable differential expansion and correction of asymmetry.
Source of Support:
None
Conflict of Interest:
None
DOI: 10.4103/ijor.ijor_40_19
How to cite this article: Preethi K, Rajkumar BK, Nagalakshmi S, Rameshkumar KR. Correction of morphological and positional asymmetry in early mixed dentition with functional unilateral crossbite. Int J Orthod Rehabil 2020;11:82-7.
