title: Temporomandibular joint alterations after correction of a unilateral posterior crossbite in a mixed-dentition patient: a computed tomography study.
abstract: This article discusses the adaptive alterations of the temporomandibular joints of a boy, aged 8 years 5 months, who underwent correction of a unilateral posterior crossbite. The shape and position of the articular structures, imaged by helicoidal computed tomography at the end of the expansion period and 7 months after treatment, showed a tendency toward condylar centralization and articular symmetry.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil. robertvitral@acessa.com
authors.forename: Robert Willer Farinazzo
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Vitral
authors.forename: Marcelo Reis
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Fraga
authors.forename: Roberto Sotto Maior Fortes
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Julia Cristina
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: de Andrade Vitral
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D016723:Bone Remodeling; D002648:Child; D003768:Dental Occlusion, Centric; D003818:Dentition, Mixed; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000628:therapy*; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000502:physiology; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology*; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed