Case Series
Year: 2020 | Month: June | Volume: 10 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 303-308
Interceptive Segmental Orthodontics: Role in Early Mixed Dentition
Nisha Kumari1, Natasha Saini1, Swati Garg1, Ritu Namdev2
1Post Graduate student, 2Senior Professor and Head,
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India
Corresponding Author: Nisha Kumari
ABSTRACT
Mixed dentition is important to evaluate and intercept developing malocclusion as it otherwise becomes worse and can lead to various consequences. This is the article presenting clinical cases of anterior cross bite, midline diastema, crowding due to supplemental teeth and impacted teeth and correction of these anomalies using segmental fixed orthodontics. It provides an alternative to removable appliances as it offers many advantages.
Key words: Mixed dentition, Crossbite, Diastema, Impaction, segmental fixed orthodontics