¿Existen asimetrías condilares en pacientes infantiles con mordida cruzada posterior?
- María José Paniagua G 1
- María Rosa Mourelle Martínez 2
- Begoña Bartolomé Villar 1
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Universidad Europea de Madrid
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- 2 Universidad Compluense de Madrid
ISSN: 1697-6398, 1697-641X
Year of publication: 2019
Volume: 16
Issue: 2
Pages: 7-12
Type: Article
More publications in: Científica dental: Revista científica de formación continuada
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the presence of asymmetry of the mandibular condyle in patients with a unilateral posterior crossbite who came for possible orthodontic treatment, comparing the mandibular height and width of both condyles. Methods: Right and left condyle widths and heights were measured in 42 orthopantomographies of seven, eight and nine year old children of both sexes, using the Habets method. Results: No statistically significant differences were found regarding gender and type of dentition, both in the height and in the condylar width in the sample composed of 42 patients. Conclusions: We did not observe the asymmetry of the condyle in which the posterior crossbite was developed in relation to the contralateral bite in the age groups studied.