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Unilateral Brodie bite treated with distraction osteogenesis

2004; Elsevier BV; Volume: 125; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ajodo.2003.07.005

1097-6752

John W King, James C. Wallace,

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Mandibular widening by distraction osteogenesis has recently been shown to be a very predictable, successful, and stable procedure with limited morbidity. One indication for mandibular widening by distraction osteogenesis is a Brodie bite (scissors or buccal crossbite). This case report demonstrates a technique used to treat a 12-year-old girl with a true unilateral buccal crossbite (no functional shift). It details how distraction osteogenesis can successfully treat unilateral problems with a distractor, a splint, and elastics. Details on this treatment technique have not been previously published.