Unilateral Brodie bite treated with distraction osteogenesis

Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2004 Apr;125(4):500-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2003.07.005.

Abstract

Mandibular widening by distraction osteogenesis has recently been shown to be a very predictable, successful, and stable procedure with limited morbidity. One indication for mandibular widening by distraction osteogenesis is a Brodie bite (scissors or buccal crossbite). This case report demonstrates a technique used to treat a 12-year-old girl with a true unilateral buccal crossbite (no functional shift). It details how distraction osteogenesis can successfully treat unilateral problems with a distractor, a splint, and elastics. Details on this treatment technique have not been previously published.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Dental Arch / pathology
  • Facial Asymmetry / diagnostic imaging
  • Facial Asymmetry / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Malocclusion, Angle Class I / diagnostic imaging
  • Malocclusion, Angle Class I / surgery*
  • Mandible / diagnostic imaging
  • Mandible / surgery*
  • Mandibular Advancement / instrumentation
  • Mandibular Advancement / methods
  • Orthodontics, Corrective / methods*
  • Osteogenesis, Distraction / instrumentation
  • Osteogenesis, Distraction / methods*
  • Osteotomy / methods
  • Radiography
  • Treatment Outcome