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Expanding Horizons: A Case Report of Cleft Expansion in the Mixed Dentition Stage
Lovely Bharti1, Pallavi Daigavane1, Sunita Shrivastav1
1Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, Sharad Pawar Dental College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND.
Abstract:
A nine-year-old boy with a cleft lip and palate had midface retrusion as a result of maxillary complex growth inhibition. He sought treatment for total crossbite with a Class III skeletal pattern. The maxillary expansion widened the maxilla to improve the sagittal and transverse skeletal relationship. In skeletal Class III patients with a repaired cleft lip and palate, maxillary expansion and protraction usually provide effective improvement. The individual growth of the maxilla and mandible is crucial to the success of the orthopedic procedure.

