Dental Crossbite
Overview
Crossbite is a form of malocclusion where a tooth or teeth has a more buccal or lingual position than its corresponding antagonist tooth in the upper or lower dental arch. In other words, crossbite is a lateral misalignment of the dental arches.
Dental Crossbite Problems and Treatment at Rehan Dental Surgery
Dental crossbite Treatment detail an anterior crossbite due to dental component involves displacement of either maxillary central or lateral incisors lingual to their original erupting positions. This may happen due to delayed eruption of the primary teeth leading to permanent teeth moving lingual to their primary predecessors. This will lead to anterior crossbite where upon biting, upper teeth are behind the lower front teeth and may involve few or all frontal incisors. In this type of crossbite, the maxillary and mandibular proportions are normal to each other and to the cranial base. Another reason that may lead to a dental crossbite is crowding in the maxillary arch. Permanent teeth will tend to erupt lingual to the primary teeth in presence of crowding. Side-effects caused by dental crossbite can be increased recession on the buccal of lower incisors and higher chance of inflammation in the same area.
Single tooth Crossbite
Single-tooth crossbites occur when a primary tooth doesn’t erupt on time, causing the permanent tooth to come in at the wrong angle. These are usually corrected with a simple finger-spring appliance, which is worn daily to gently move the tooth into the right position.
Skeletal Crossbite
An anterior crossbite caused by skeletal issues usually involves an underdeveloped upper jaw (maxilla) and an overgrown lower jaw (mandible). This often leads to misaligned front teeth, where the lower incisors sit ahead of the upper incisors. Proper diagnosis is made by checking the bite in centric relation, which highlights the jaw imbalance.
Dental Crossbite Treatment
A child with posterior crossbite should be treated immediately if the child shifts his mandible on closing which is often seen in a unilateral crossbite as mentioned above. The best age to treat a child with crossbite is in their mixed dentition when their palatal sutures have not fused to each other. Palatal expansion allows more space in an arch to relieve crowding and correct posterior crossbite. The correction can include any type of palatal expander that will expand the palate which resolves the narrow constriction of the maxilla. There are several therapies that can be used to correct a posterior crossbite: braces, ‘Z’ spring or cantilever spring, quad helix, removable plates, clear aligner therapy, or a Delaire mask. The correct therapy should be decided by the orthodontist of Rehan Dental Surgery depending on the type and severity of the crossbite.
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