title: Orthodontic treatment of the primary dentition.
abstract: Five patients were treated for corrections of problems in the primary dentition. Anterior and posterior crossbite, deep overbite malocclusion, and overbite malocclusion were treated with simple removable orthodontic appliances. Early orthodontic treatment for these patients helped resolve any functional problems that could interfere with later growth and development, such as health and function of the TMJ complex.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Ohio State University.
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Ngan
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Yen
mesh_terms: D000202:Activator Appliances; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000628:therapy; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous