title: Minimizing otitis media by manipulating the primary dental occlusion: case report.
abstract: Acrylic resin bonded to the occlusal surfaces of mandibular second primary molars was found to be an effective method to disclude the primary dentition and reduce or eliminate otitis media in young children between the ages of two to six years of age.
authors.affiliation: Advance Program in Pediatric Dentistry, Medical College of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Branam
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Mourino
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008334:Mandible / Q000503:physiopathology; D008963:Molar; D019558:Occlusal Adjustment / Q000379:methods; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous