Achieving Better Function through Combining Orthodontics and Restorative Dentistry in the Case of Dental Abrasions

This case report describes the orthodontic treatment used to prepare for restorative dentistry, aimed at the functional rehabilitation of an adult patient with Class I malocclusion, right posterior crossbite, and significant tooth wear on the palatal face of the maxillary canine to canine. The ortho...

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Main Authors: Laís C. Giacobbo, Lara Karolina Guimarães, Isabelle Adad Fornazari, Eduardo Monteiro Meda, Orlando Motohiro Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8137585
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Summary:This case report describes the orthodontic treatment used to prepare for restorative dentistry, aimed at the functional rehabilitation of an adult patient with Class I malocclusion, right posterior crossbite, and significant tooth wear on the palatal face of the maxillary canine to canine. The orthodontic treatment was performed with a total fixed appliance mini-expandex-type expander, associated with vertical elastics. Good dental intercuspation was obtained and enabled conditions for the restoration of the abrasions on the palatal surfaces of the maxillary incisors and canines and the tips of the buccal cusps of the maxillary right premolars and first molar. Excellent results were found during a 37-month follow-up.
ISSN:2090-6447
2090-6455