‘Joumal of Pacific Academy of Higher Education & Research, 2012; Vol. 4: Issue 1
Case REPorT
‘Treatment of Malocclusion through Preventive and Interceptive Orthodontics
~ An Interface - A Case Report
“Akashat Chauidhary!, Ankita Arora, Manju Chaudhary’, Smitha Gujjar', Chandan Kumar Kusumt,
Sonal Pamecha'
‘Pacific Dental College fe Hospital, Udaipur
ABSTRACT
Frente as nerttonnanpaon of ble, \hileinterceptiveare undertaken when problem
already
‘Goped. Thiscave report presents nique treatment plan combining nit both preventive and intercepting,
Hor thebenefito! 8yrold git witha space maintainer modified to correct single tooth crossbite.
“Functional space maintainer, crossbite correction, removable appliances
ODUCTION
lofevery practitioner who provides dental care
en al adolescents should be properly assess
‘the developing dental occlusion of their
ly eignonis and successful treatment of
Jacclsnions can have both short-term and
| while achieving the goal of occlusal
‘Single tooth (dental) developing crossbite was noticed in
‘elation to right maxillary and mancibularlateral incisor,
(42, 42) with angles class 1 molar relation bilaterally
DIAGNOSIS
Rampant caries, angles class 1 malocclusion with single
tooth erass bite wrto 12
TREATMENT PLAN
Celene el ieee en eee
Pectoved root sunpe, extraction of oot stamps
dingumseaee Suswith self eure acrylie{ Fig 2, 3) Replacement of
prematurely lost primary molars with acrylic non
anatomic teeth was done, To prevent further insult to
permanent dentition fom clental canes application of pit
ann fissure sealants on permanent molars, an composite
restorations ofclass cavities on 73 and 83 was done.
RESULTS
Grassbite correction was achieved within weeks, seth
weekly activation of & spring, However patient was
adviced to continue wearin
space maintainers for another 7 months till maxillary
permanent premolars erupted and then plate was
replaced (Fig 4)
DISCUSSION
Pediatric dentistry has increasingly shifted from a
conservative: restorative approach toward a concept of
total pediatrcpatient care. Thus, ll aspects of oral health
care including diagnosis, prevention, oral medicine
restoration, correction of malocclusion, rehabilitation of
speech and fonction, are increasingly the responsibilty
‘of the petatriccemtist In the presentcase reportearly