Scissor Bite in Growing Patients: Case Report Treated with Clear Aligners.

ABSTRACT: Scissor bite (SB.) is a rare malocclusion that is challenging to diagnose and is often associated with a retrognathic mandible and a series of functional and structural abnormalities that negatively affect the patient. This article intends to analyze the treatment approaches applied to growing patients younger than 16 years old, comparing the conventional appliances described in the literature and a clinical case treated with clear aligners with mandibular advancement (MA.). SB is primarily related to skeletal Class I and II, according to Angle classification. In the various cases analyzed, it can also be mentioned as a significant number of cases with SB of dental origin (seven of dental and four of skeletal) in young patients. In children and adolescents who still have growth potential,

SUBMITTER: Pinho T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10136876 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature