Abstract

CASTINEIRA LOPEZ, Dailín et al. Anterior cross bite and periodontal recession: Treatment with the MUH Shield. Case report. Gac Méd Espirit [online]. 2016, vol.18, n.3, pp. 54-60. ISSN 1608-8921.

ABSTRACT Background: According to the National Program of Integral Stomatological Care, there is a decrease in the prevalence of dental cavities in children and adolescents, while periodonthopathies rank second in the hierarchy of oral diseases, and the World Organization of Health considers them among the most common conditions of mankind. Among the factors causing periodontal recession are dental miss position, abnormal phrenic insertions, and defects of occlusio. Objective: To uncross the simple anterior bite, as well as to improve the periodontal status of the patient with the MUH Shield type device Case report: An eight years old white male patient, with a history of temporary dental retention, who came to the clinic due to malocclusion, with a bucogingival disorder associated with a simple anterior cross bite, exceeding 2 mm, and a 1 mm margin Conclusions: The anterior bite was uncrossed after nine weeks of treatment with the MUH Shield type device and the patient's periodontal status was improved.

Keywords : Simple anterior cross bite; periodontal recession; malocclusion; orthodontic appliances functional; functional apparatuses.

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