This case report describes management of a 3-year-old child with early childhood caries and anterior crossbite. Restorative care was postponed until after crossbite correction to eliminate occlusal interferences associated with premature contact and a functional shift of the mandible. Crossbite correction was performed with a fixed anterior bite plane appliance, and comprehensive restorative ca...

Why is dentistry independent from medicine? Anatomically, the ‘‘dental territory’’ is in the head and neck region; biologically, the mouth includes most body tissues and contains others (teeth, attached mucosa, tongue) as well as developmental processes (two dentitions) that are unique. Why, then, is dentistry cut out of medicine? I use the question to indicate that dentistry is medicine. While...

OBJECTIVE To correlate the type of dental occlusion and the type of pharyngeal lymphoid tissue obstruction in children. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Ambulatory ear, nose, and throat clinic of Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo. PATIENTS One hundred fourteen children aged 3 to 12 years presenting with mouth breathing and snoring due to tonsil and/or adenoid enlarge...

The aim of this study was to characterize the kinematics and masseter muscle activation in unilateral posterior crossbite. Eighty-two children (8.6 +/- 1.3 yr of age) with unilateral posterior crossbite and 12 children (8.9 +/- 0.6 yr of age) with normal occlusion were selected for the study. Electromyography (EMG) and kinematics were concurrently recorded during mastication of a soft bolus and...

Cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome (CFC) is a RASopathy that is characterized by craniofacial, dermatologic, gastrointestinal, ocular, cardiac, and neurologic anomalies. CFC is caused by activating mutations in the Ras/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway that is downstream of receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) signaling. RTK signaling is known to play a central role in craniofaci...

BACKGROUND A malocclusion is an irregularity of the teeth or a malrelationship of the dental arches beyond the range of what is accepted as normal. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of malocclusion in children aged 10-12 years in Kozhikode district of Kerala, South India. MATERIALS AND METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among schoolchildren aged 10-12 years in si...

OBJECTIVE The maintenance of normal conditions of the masticatory function is determinant for the correct growth and development of its structures. Thus, the aims of this study were to evaluate the influence of sucking habits on the presence of crossbite and its relationship with maximal bite force, facial morphology and body variables in 67 children of both genders (3.5-7 years) with primary o...

The purpose of ttu’s project was to determine whether functional posterior crossbites in children influence the position of the mandibular condyle and assess the effect of crossbite correction on condylar position. Ten children from four to nine years of age with functional posterior crossbites were treated by maxillary expansion. Standardized transcranial temporomandibularjoint radiographs wer...

BACKGROUND True unilateral posterior crossbite in adults is a challenging malocclusion to treat. Conventional expansion methods are expected to have some shortcomings. The aim of this paper is to introduce a new technique for treating unilateral posterior crossbite in adults, namely, corticotomy-assisted expansion (CAE) applied on two adult patients: one with a true unilateral crossbite and the...

OBJECTIVE Early recognition of developing malocclusions and the potential for uncomplicated orthodontic treatment procedures can minimize or eliminate future costly treatment. This study was designed to assess the potential for this approach in children living in a limited-income environment. A modified index for preventive and interceptive orthodontic needs (IPION) was used to determine the ne...