International Journal of Oral Health Sciences and Advances
Year : 2013, Volume : 1, Issue : 1
First page : ( 50) Last page : ( 53)
Print ISSN : 2320-1576. Online ISSN : 0000-0000.

Different modalities of stabilizing expansion – A clinical pearl

Dr. Prakash Amit

Senior lecture, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedic, Rishi-raj dental college and hospital, Bhopal.

Address for Correspondence: Dr. Amit Prakash, Senior lecturer, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Rishi-raj dental college and hospital, Bhopal

Online published on 3 January, 2013.

Abstract

The reduction of the transverse dimension of the mandible and the maxilla is one of the crowding etiological factors. Therefore, expansion will not only restore the proper dental arch range, but it will also provide additional space for subsequent alignment. Treatment of transverse discrepancies is supposed to promote arch perimeter increase, often allowing overall teeth-crowding correction. Retention is necessary in expansion cases, because teeth that have been moved tend to return to their former positions. There is little agreement as to the reason for this tendency; suggested influences include musculature, apical base transseptal fibers, and bone morphology. In this article we have summarized the different methods. All the methods are effective and it depends on clinician to use methods depending on case to case.

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Keywords

Expansion, Stabilization, Retention.

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