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Occlusal guidance for unilateral scissors bite in primary dentition: A case report
- Source :
- Pediatric Dental Journal. 17:160-166
- Publication Year :
- 2007
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2007.
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Abstract
- A scissors bite is one of the more unusual malocclusions in primary dentition. The purpose of this report is to describe the unilateral scissors bite in primary dentition and the treatment outcome following the use of constriction appliances. A 5-year, 5-month-old boy developed a scissors bite in the left molar region due to the extended width of the maxillary dental arch. Two types of appliances were used to reduce the width of the maxillary dental arch; one was a removable type modified from a conventional expansion plate, and the other was a fixed type modified from a quad-helix appliance. The left maxillary primary molars were able to bite normally after the treatment using both appliances. As a result, the left first molars also could be guided to a normal occlusion and prevented from becoming a scissors bite. We suggest that improvement of the scissors bite in the primary dentition stage can prevent subsequent malocclusions in permanent dentition.
- Subjects :
- Molar
Dentition
business.industry
Permanent dentition
Treatment outcome
Constriction appliances
Dentistry
Primary dentition
Dental arch
medicine.anatomical_structure
Occlusal guidance
Scissors bite
parasitic diseases
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Occlusion
medicine
Dentistry (miscellaneous)
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09172394
- Volume :
- 17
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Pediatric Dental Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c486f450be025dda2e9867ac93108bbb