Case Report

Year : 2019 | Volume : 10 | Issue : 4 | Page : 180-184

Rapid maxillary expansion in a pseudo Class III malocclusion with blocked out maxillary canines

Vanashree Vilas Takane1, Kanhoba Mahabaleshwar Keluskar2, Siddharth Shirsat1, Ganesh Prasad Shetty3

1 Consultant Endodontist, Thane, Maharashtra, India, 2 Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, KLE V.K. Institute of Dental Sciences, JNMC Campus, Nehrunagar, Belagavi, Karnataka, India, 3 Consultant Orthodontist, Manipal, Karnataka, India

Correspondence Address:

Dr. Vanashree Vilas Takane

Smilekart Dental Clinic, Brahmand Thane West 400607, Maharashtra, India.

Abstract:

A major factor determining if early correction of an anterior crossbite will be stable is the achievement of a positive overbite. A clinician should avoid extracting maxillary teeth in Class III cases to contain the forward growth of the mandible. This article presents a case report of a pseudo Class III patient with anterior crossbite and maxillary blocked out canines, based on the best available evidence. We hereby propose a combination of rapid maxillary expansion with 2 × 4 appliance to provide a predictable and effective approach to managing pseudo Class III treatment with blocked out canines (moderate crowding) that were once considered implausible. A clinician should avoid extracting maxillary teeth in Class III cases to contain the forward growth of the mandible.

Source of Support: 

None

Conflict of Interest: 

None

DOI: 10.4103/ijor.ijor_25_19

Takane VV, Keluskar KM, Shirsat S, Shetty GP. Rapid maxillary expansion in a pseudo Class III malocclusion with blocked out maxillary canines. Int J Orthod Rehabil 2019;10:180-4.