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Case Reports
. 2011 Oct;2(4):331-6.
doi: 10.4103/0976-237X.91798.

Interceptive orthopedics for the correction of maxillary transverse and sagittal deficiency in the early mixed dentition period

Ashok Kumar Talapaneni  1 , Karnati Praveen Kumar, Pradeep Babu Kommi, Sivakumar Nuvvula
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Interceptive orthopedics for the correction of maxillary transverse and sagittal deficiency in the early mixed dentition period

Ashok Kumar Talapaneni et al. Contemp Clin Dent. 2011 Oct.

Abstract

Dentofacial Orthopedics directed to a hypoplastic maxilla in the prepubertal period redirects growth of the maxilla in the vertical, transverse and sagittal planes of space. The orthopedic correction of maxillary hypoplasia in the early mixed dentition period thus intercepts the establishment of permanent structural asymmetry in the mandible and helps in the achievement of optimal dentofacial esthetics. This paper presents the growth redirection in a hypoplastic maxilla of an 8-year-old girl with simultaneous rapid maxillary expansion and protraction headgear therapy for a period of 11 months which corrected the posterior unilateral cross-bite, the positional asymmetry of the mandible and established an orthognathic profile in the individual.

Keywords: Face mask appliance; mandibular structural asymmetry; posterior unilateral cross-bite; rapid maxillary expansion.

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(a, b) Extraoral pretreatment frontal and profile photographs
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(a–c) Intraoral pretreatment anterior, right lateral and left lateral photographs
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Pre-treatment maxillary occlusal view
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Pre-treatment pan-oral radiograph
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Pre-treatment lateral cephalometric tracing
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Pre-treatment postero-anterior cephalometric tracing
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(a, b) Rapid maxillary expansion and face mask appliance
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(a–c) Intraoral post-treatment anterior, right lateral and left lateral
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Post-treatment maxillary occlusal view
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(a-b) Extraoral post-treatment frontal and profile photographs
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Superimposition of pre- and post-treatment lateral cephalometric tracings
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Post-treatment postero-anterior cephalometric tracing
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Post-treatment pan-oral radiograph
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