Korean J Orthod.
1997 Dec;27(6):1005-1010.
Correction of unilateral posterior crossbite through the use of RME and multibracket appliances
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Orthodontics, Chong A Dental Hospital Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine Tsurumi University, Yokohama, Japan.
Abstract
- Problems in the transverse plane of space are seen primarily as posterior crossbites, which may be due to displacement of teeth relative to their supprting bone (dental crossbite), or to a narrow maxilla or wide mandible (skeletal crossbite). It is important to specify, in the sense of the location of the anatomic abnormality, why the crossbite exists. Where a maxillary expansion may be considered as part of a treatment aiming to coordinate the mazillary and mandibular arches. For thr correction of maxillary skeletal constriction, rapid maxillary expansion procedure (RME) is indicated. In this case report, the evaluation of P-A cephalo-grams before, after RME, and after active treatment will serve as a focus.