Posterior crossbite - treatment and stability

• Main Authors: Renato Rodrigues de Almeida (Author), Marcio Rodrigues de Almeida (Author), Paula Vanessa Pedron Oltramari-Navarro (Author), Ana Cláudia de Castro Ferreira Conti (Author), Ricardo de Lima Navarro (Author), Henry Victor Alves Marques (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...