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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


Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Vivekanandha Dental College and Hospital for Women, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India

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Dr. K Preethi
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Vivekanandha Dental College and Hospital for Women, Tiruchengode, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijor.ijor_40_19

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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.


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