%0 Journal Article
%T Posterior crossbite - treatment and stability
%A Almeida
%A Renato Rodrigues de
%A Almeida
%A Marcio Rodrigues de
%A Oltramari-Navarro
%A Paula Vanessa Pedron
%A Conti
%A Ana Cl¨˘udia de Castro Ferreira
%A Navarro
%A Ricardo de Lima
%A Marques
%A Henry Victor Alves
%J Journal of Applied Oral Science
%D 2012
%I University of S?o Paulo
%R 10.1590/S1678-77572012000200026
%X posterior crossbite is defined as an inadequate transversal relationship of maxillary and mandibular teeth. even when eliminating the etiologic factors, this malocclusion does not have a spontaneous correction, and should be treated with maxillary expansion as early as possible. this treatment aims at providing a better tooth/skeletal relationship, thereby improving masticatory function, and establishing a symmetrical condyle/fossa relationship. should posterior crossbite not be treated early, it may result in skeletal changes, demanding a more complex approach. additionally, an overcorrection expansion protocol should be applied in order to improve the treatment stability. although the literature has reported a high rate of relapse after maxillary expansion, the goal of this study was to demonstrate excellent stability of the posterior crossbite correction 21 years post treatment.
%K orthodontics
%K malocclusion
%K palatal expansion technique.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1678-77572012000200026&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en