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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Libyan International Medical University Journal 2020; 05(01): 15-18
DOI: 10.4103/LIUJ.LIUJ_1_20
Case Report

Treatment of anterior dental crossbite in adult Libyan patient

Fatma Elsheikhi
Department of Orthodontic, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
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Abstract

Objective: Anterior crossbite presents when one or more of the upper incisors occlude lingual to lower incisors. Several techniques were used to correct anterior crossbite. The aim of this article was to present the treatment of anterior crossbite under skeletal Class I relationship using multilooped archwire. Methods: A 24-year-old female has a complaint of anterior crossbite. She has concave profile, all her teeth present except the maxillary canines, 4 mm reverse overjet, 4 mm crowding in the lower anterior and 25% overbite. The treatment was started in the lower arch by the extraction of the lower first premolars. Different arch sequences of nickel–titanium alloys, followed by different sequences of stainless steel archwires were used. Results: The correction of crossbite was achieved successfully within 18 months. Normal overjet and overbite and orthognathic profile were accomplished. Conclusion: The treatment of anterior crossbite was achieved using retraction multilooping arch to achieve normal overjet and overbite.

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Adult - anterior crossbite - Libyan

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Publication History

Received: 07 June 2020

Accepted: 05 March 2020

Article published online:
14 June 2022

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