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Correction of Unilateral Posterior Crossbite with U-MARPE
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Case Report
VOLUME: 33 ISSUE: 3
P: 192-196
September 2020

Correction of Unilateral Posterior Crossbite with U-MARPE

Turk J Orthod 2020;33(3):192-196
DOI: 10.5152/TurkJOrthod.2020.20034
Jonathan Dzingle 1
Shivam Mehta 2
Po-Jung Chen 2
Sumit Yadav 2
1. Private Practice, Michigan, United States
2. Division of Orthodontics, University of Connecticut Health Center, School of Dental Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, United States
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Received Date: 06.04.2020
Accepted Date: 18.05.2020
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ABSTRACT

Unilateral posterior crossbite typically presents as a narrow maxillary arch and a broad mandibular arch on the side of the crossbite. Unwanted overexpansion and iatrogenic crossbite may develop as side effects if conventional rapid maxillary expansion is done in such cases. Thus, unilateral expansion of the maxilla with unilateral posterior crossbite can help us avoid these side effects and improve the transverse relationship between the maxillary and mandibular posterior dentition on the affected side only. In this case report, we describe a mini-implant–supported unilateral expansion of the maxillary arch in a patient with a unilateral posterior crossbite.