Clinician Corner– A Simple and Efficient Modified Goshgarian Arch (“T” Arch) Appliance for Correcting Single Tooth Scissor Bite
Published: June 1, 2017 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/25938.9959
Vikram Rajendra Pagar Patatil, N G Toshniwal, Sayali Vikram Pagar Patatil, Pawankumar Dnyandeo Tekale, Harshal Ashok Patil
1. Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, S.M.B.T. Dental College and Hospital, Sangamner, Maharashtra, India.
2. Professor and Head, Department of Orthodontics, Rural, Dental College and Hospital, Loni, Maharashtra, India.
3. Senior Lecturer, Department of Periodontics, SMBT Dental College Sangamner, Maharashtra, India.
4. Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, Dr Rajesh Ramdasji Kambe Dental College and Hospital, Akola, Maharashtra, India.
5. Practitioner, Department of Orthodontics, Aditya Chambers, Housing Society, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Harshal Ashok Patil,
Private Orthodontic Practice, Aditya Chambers, Housing Society, Jalgaon-425001, Maharashtra, India.
E-mail: drharshalortho@gmail.com
Scissor bite is a rare form of malocclusion that is often accompanied by varying degrees of facial asymmetry. Correction and treatment of scissor bite in posterior teeth is a challenging job for an orthodontist. There are several treatment options for correction of scissor bite in posterior teeth but some have their own ill-effects on the dentition thus contributing further to the problem and some require patient compliance which compromises the outcome of the treatment. Therefore to overcome these drawbacks we have designed a new appliance to correct the molar scissor bite.
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