Management of Anterior Crossbite Using Orthodontic Fixed Appliance Therapy

Abstract

A case report on a twenty-two-year-old male patient who presented at the orthodontic clinic of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital with a chief complaint of inability to bite properly with his front teeth. Clinical examination revealed a concave facial profile, anterior crossbite, reversed overjet of -1mm, mild upper anterior segment crowding, mild lower anterior segment spacing, class III incisor relationship, and Angle's class 1 molar relationship. Treatment objectives were to correct the crossbite, unravel crowding, close spaces and maintain buccal interdigitation in the class I position. Non-extraction orthodontic treatment using pre-adjusted edgewise fixed appliance therapy with Roth 0.022” prescription was carried out over a period of 26 months and retention was attained with upper and lower Hawley's retainer. This case report demonstrates the successful camouflage orthodontic treatment of a patient with anterior crossbite with skeletal 3 malocclusion.