Open AccessAchieving Better Function through Combining Orthodontics and Restorative Dentistry in the Case of Dental Abrasions
Author(s) -
Laís Cristina Giacobbo,
Lara Karolina Guimarães,
Isabelle Adad Fornazari,
Eduardo Monteiro Meda,
Orlando Motohiro Tanaka
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
case reports in dentistry/case reports in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2090-6447
pISSN - 2090-6455
DOI - 10.1155/2019/8137585
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , orthodontics , crossbite , malocclusion , molar
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.