SILVESTRINI BIAVATI , F

Aim To evaluate the consequences of prolonged sucking habits on the development of the orofacial complex in deciduous dentition. Materials and Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out involving 235 preschool children. A questionnaire for children parents and clinical examinations were carried out by calibrated blinded examiners. The...

In growing subjects with unilateral posterior cross-bite, a functional mandibular shift may be found, that may cause a condylar asymmetry. An anatomical mandibular tracing was performed on orthopantomogram, in order to measure the differences between two sides. We evaluated 19 patients (group A) with unilateral posterior cross-bite and a...