title: Brodie bite with an extracted mandibular first molar in a young adult: a case report.
abstract: Total buccal crossbites are rare, but, when they occur, they can be extremely difficult to correct, even with surgery and orthodontics. In most patients with in-locking crossbites, the maxillary teeth erupt past their mandibular antagonists, creating severe occlusal difficulties. This article presents an adult patient with scissors-bite or partial telescoping bite bilaterally in the posterior region and an extracted mandibular first molar on the right side. She was treated with expansion of the mandibular arch, and the subsequent open bite was closed with the help of masticatory muscle exercises and high-pull headgear. The second and third molars were uprighted and moved mesially to close the extraction spaces.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, MG Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. drvinaychd@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Vinay K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Chugh
authors.forename: Vijay P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tandon
authors.forename: Gyan P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002508:Cephalometry; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000473:pathology; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005115:Extraoral Traction Appliances; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology*; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D008963:Molar / Q000601:surgery*; D024343:Open Bite / Q000628:therapy; D019516:Orthodontic Space Closure; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000295:instrumentation; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome