Early Orthodontic Treatments of Unilateral Posterior Crossbite: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: We aimed to report an update of the systematic review by Petrén et al. (2003). The objective was to evaluate how orthodontic treatments can affect unilateral posterior crossbite (UPXB) in primary and early mixed dentition. Several databases were consulted, and articles published between January 2002 and March 2020 were selected. This review examines the following studies: randomized clinical trials, prospective and retrospective studies with concurrent untreated or normal control groups, and clinical trials comparing at least two treatment strategies. Among the 1581 articles retrieved from the searches, 11 studies were included. Quad-helix (QH) and expansion plate (EP) appliances were compared in three studies. One study compared rapid maxillary expansion (RME) treatment anchored on primar

SUBMITTER: Caroccia F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7795353 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature