Posterior crossbite – detailed

Treatment Options

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Early treatment / interceptive treatment

➤ Removal of occlusal interference

➤ Early orthopaedic maxillary expansion

Orthopaedic maxillary expansion

➤ Maxillary orthopaedic expansion (rapid, semi-rapid, slow)

Orthodontic management

➤ Single tooth or localised crossbite correction

➤ Orthodontic camouflage of skeletal and dental crossbites

Surgical expansion and orthodontics

➤ Surgically-assisted maxillary expansion

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